Pau

Pau is a city of southwestern France, pr?fecture (capital) of the Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques d?partement. Population (1999): 78,732.

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Pau was the capital of the former province of B?arn. The site, on a slight elevation overlooking the valley of the mountain river called the Gave de Pau, where it was crossed by a ford, controlled access to an easy passage into the Pyrenees, used annually for the seasonal pasturage of flocks of sheep in the high meadows (now represented by a hiking footpath GR65 that runs about 60 km south to the Spanish border). Access to the pass partly accounts for Pau's strategic importance.

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

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Gave de Pau: The Gave de Pau is a river of south-western France, tributary of the Adour. It takes its name from the city Pau. Its length is 180 km. Its source is in the Pyrenees mountains, in the cirque of Gavarnie. The Gave de Pau receives its main tributary, the Gave d'Oloron in Peyrehorade. The 10 km stretch ...

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