Sauveterre-de-Béarn
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Sauveterre-de-Béarn
|commune status = Commune
|image = Sauveterre-de-Béarn, Pyrenees Atlantiques.jpg
|caption = View up to Medieval village of Sauveterre de Bearn with the Pont de la Legende (foreground)
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Sauveterre-de-Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
|arrondissement = Oloron-Sainte-Marie
|canton = Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
|INSEE = 64513
|postal code = 64390
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Béarn des Gaves
|coordinates = {{coord|43.4006|-0.9386|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 71
|elevation min m = 44
|elevation max m = 205
|area km2 = 14.54
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
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Sauveterre-de-Béarn ({{IPA|fr|sovtɛʁ də beaʁn}}, literally Sauveterre of Béarn; {{langx|oc|Sauvatèrra}}; {{langx|eu|Salbaterra Bearno}}) is a medieval village perched above the Gave d'Oloron and facing the Pyrenees in south-western France. It is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.
History
While the stone portions of the drawbridge remain, the wooden section is no longer there and the terminal of the bridge has been walled. The church and many buildings remain in their original condition.
In the Middle Ages the town was used to keep a watch from its lofty heights on Gascony and the bordering Navarre. The remains of the bridge provide the most impressive view of the town above.
Miscellaneous
Sauveterre de Bearn appeared in the Trevanian (aka Rod Whitaker) novel The Summer of Katya under the name Alos. In the book, it is where the Festival of the Drowned Virgin takes place.
See also
References
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