Basses-Pyrénées
Britishplural noun
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NAY.—An ancient village in the Basses-Pyrénées, on the left bank of the Gave de Pau.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
Some of the witches of the Basses-Pyrénées, tried in 1609, said that the Devil was— 'comme vn grand bouc, ayãt deux cornes deuant & deux en derriere.
From The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology by Murray, Margaret Alice
French frontier town on the Bay of Biscay in the Basses-Pyrénées, known for the manufacture of a liqueur of the same name.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
LOUVIE-JUZON.—A village in the Val d'Ossau, Basses-Pyrénées, 16 miles from Pau, n. from Eaux Bonnes, and less than a mile from the ruins of the ancient castle of Géloz.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
BIELLE.—A village in the Basses-Pyrénées, on the road to Eaux Bonnes, in the Val d'Ossau, 18-1/4 miles from Pau.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
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