Basses-Pyrénées
Britishplural noun
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ORTHEZ.—An ancient town situated on a hill above the Gave de Pau, in the Basses-Pyrénées.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
IZESTE.—A village in the Basses-Pyrénées, near Louvie-Juzon and Arudy, on the road between Eaux Bonnes and Oloron.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
Beam, an ancient prov. of France, fell to the crown with the accession of Henry IV. in 1589; formed a great part of the dep. of Basses-Pyrénées, capital Pau.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
BÉTHARRAM.—A pleasantly-situated village in the Basses-Pyrénées, once a favourite pilgrimage.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
Basque village in the Basses-Pyrénées, 3 miles from Biarritz.
From Twixt France and Spain by Bilbrough, E. Ernest
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