Gabaston
| Gabaston | |
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Town Hall of Gabaston | |
  Gabaston | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Gabaston | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′39″N 0°12′26″W / 43.3608°N 0.2072°WCoordinates: 43°21′39″N 0°12′26″W / 43.3608°N 0.2072°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Morlaàs |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Luy-Gabas-Souye et Lées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Palengat |
| Area1 | 12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 605 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64227 / 64160 |
| Elevation |
265–345 m (869–1,132 ft) (avg. 288 m or 945 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Gabaston is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Hydrography
Gabaston is watered[1] by the Gabas river which flows through the town. The river was known as the fluvius gavasensis in 982.[2]
Notable Personalities
Piers Gaveston[3] (vers 1282-1312), Gascon knight, favorite of King Edward II of England.
See also
References
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