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Balansun (French pronunciation: [balɑ̃sœ̃]; Occitan: Valensun) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Bonnegarde (French pronunciation: [bɔnɡaʁd]; Gascon: Bonaguarda) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. An ancient fort stands in the village dating back to 1283 and Edward I of England.

Sault-de-Navailles (French pronunciation: [so də navaj]; Occitan: Saut de Navalhas) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Castétis (French pronunciation: [kastetis]; Occitan: Castethins) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Bonnut (French pronunciation: [bɔnyt]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is best known for the Château de Bonnut, the former residence of Henri Laborde, a general in Napoleon's army. Inhabitants of Bonnut are called Bonnutiens in French.

Mesplède (French pronunciation: [mɛsplɛd]; Occitan: Mespleda) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

The canton of Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel (before 2015: canton of Orthez) is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Orthez.

Lacadée (French pronunciation: [lakade]; Occitan: La Cadea) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Biron (French pronunciation: [biʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Viron) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.

Sarpourenx (French pronunciation: [saʁpuʁɛ̃ks]; Béarnese: Sarporens) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France, notable for once having forbidden death by mayoral decree.

The Château Moncade is a ruined castle in the commune of Orthez in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France.

The Battle of Orthez (27 February 1814) saw the Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese Army under Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington attack an Imperial French army led by Marshal Nicolas Soult in southern France. The outnumbered French repelled several Allied assaults on their right flank, but their center and left flank were overcome and Soult was compelled to retreat. At first the withdrawal was conducted in good order, but it eventually ended in a scramble for safety and many French soldiers became prisoners. The engagement occurred near the end of the Peninsular War. In mid-February, Wellington's army broke out of its small area of conquered territory near Bayonne. Moving east, the Allies drove the French back from several river lines. After a pause in the campaign, the westernmost Allied corps surrounded and isolated Bayonne. Resuming their eastward drive, the remaining two Allied corps pushed Soult's army back to Orthez where the French marshal offered battle. In subsequent operations, Soult decided to abandon the large western port of Bordeaux and fall back east toward Toulouse. The next action was the Battle of Toulouse.