Oloron-Sainte-Marie

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Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in southwestern France.

• Capital of the "Haut Béarn".
• Speciality: "le russe" (a flat cake).
• Flag: two red cows on a yellow background.

Geography

The Gave d'Oloron is named after the town.

Neighboring communes: Esquiule, Moumour, Ledeuix, Estos, Cardesse, Monein, Goès, Précilhon, Escout, Herrère, Ogeu-les-Bains, Buziet, Arudy, Escot, Asasp-Arros, Lurbe-Saint-Christau, Eysus, Gurmençon, Bidos, Agnos, Ance and Féas.

Births

Oloron-Sainte-Marie was the birthplace of:

• Louis Barthou (1862–1934), politician of the Third Republic
• Msgr. Jean Laffitte (born 1952), Roman Catholic priest of the diocese of Autun

See also

• Oloron Cathedral
• Gave d'Oloron
• Gave d'Ossau
• Gave d'Aspe
• Ancient Diocese of Oloron

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