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Coordinates: 43°26′15″N 1°31′11″W / 43.4375°N 1.5197°W / 43.4375; -1.5197
Arcangues (Basque: Arrangoitze) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France in what was formerly the province of Labourd.
Home to the Marquis d'Arcangues, his Chateau d'Arcangues was used as the Duke of Wellington's headquarters during the December 1813 Battles of the Nive in the Peninsular War. During the German occupation of France in World War II, the Nazis used the chateau as headquarters for its local troops.
The French Thoroughbred racehorse Arcangues, who was given the village's name, won the 1993 Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
Arcangues is also a very famous French place of holiday resort and possess famous houses such as the house of Luis Mariano the Marionako Borda's house , the Arcangues Castle and the Othe Xuri's house.
1993 Breeders' Cup Classic - Arcangues + Post Race & Wrap-Up
1993 Breeders' Cup Classic
Luis Mariano - Arcangues
Luis Mariano- Ma maison dans la montagne, -Arcangues
Le Golf d'Arcangues
Michel Etcheverry - M'endormir à Arcangues
Présentation du Château d'Arcangues
Aramits Barcus Menditte / Larressore Arcangues Cadets Teulière 7 novembre 2015
TVG Breeders' Cup Moment - Arcangues
Vu d'ici : À Arcangues, ils vibrent encore pour Luis Mariano