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Basses-Pyrénées

1790 · 18th century · Also known as Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Basses-Pyrénées was a department of south-western France created in 1790 from Béarn, Lower Navarre, Labourd and Soule, with Pau as its capital. It covered the western Pyrenees and the French Basque Country on the border with Spain. In 1969 it was renamed Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Basses-Pyrénées
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Basses-Pyrénées. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/basses-pyrenees
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The Epoch Institute. “Basses-Pyrénées.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/basses-pyrenees.
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