Eaux-Bonnes


Eaux-Bonnes is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Description

Eaux-Bonnes is close to the small town of Laruns. It is situated at a height of at the entrance of a fine gorge, overlooking the confluence of two rivers. The village's waters were first documented in the middle of the 14th century. The Eaux-Chaudes spa is south-west of Eaux-Bonnes, and there is fine mountain scenery in the neighbourhood of both places, the Pic de Ger near Eaux-Bonnes.
Gourette is a winter sports resort located in the commune on the high mountain pass Col d'Aubisque.

History

The historian Auguste Lorieux died in Eaux-Bonnes.
Nearby is the impressive villa Cockade, the construction of which is detailed in Dornford Yates's novel The House That Berry Built.

Population