Arreau
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Arreau is a commune
in the Hautes-Pyrénées
department in south-western France
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It is situated on the former Route nationale 618
, the Route of the Pyrenees. Arreau is at the crossroads of the Louron valley and the Aure valley.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region.-History:...
department in south-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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It is situated on the former Route nationale 618
Route nationale 618
Route nationale 618 or RN618 was a French national road linking Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Argeles-sur-Mer . En route it crossed many of the famous passes in the Pyrenees, immortalized by the Tour de France; hence its name was the "Route of the Pyrenees"...
, the Route of the Pyrenees. Arreau is at the crossroads of the Louron valley and the Aure valley.