Arnos
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| Coordinates: 43°27′29″N 0°31′54″W / 43.4581°N 0.5317°WCoordinates: 43°27′29″N 0°31′54″W / 43.4581°N 0.5317°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Artix et Pays de Soubestre |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Pédegert[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 123 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64048 /64370 |
| Elevation | 133–232 m (436–761 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Arnos is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnosiens or Arnosiennes.[3]
Geography[]
Arnos is located some 25 km north-west of Pau and 10 km east of Arthez-de-Béarn. Access to the commune is by road D276 from Castillon in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south-east then east to join the D945. There is a large Formula 3 racetrack in the south of the commune run by the Moto Club Pau-Arnos. The commune consists of farmland except for a few small patches of forest.[4]
The river , a tributary of the Luy de Béarn (Adour basin), flows through the commune.[5]
Places and Hamlets[]
- Bousquet
- Carracou
- Cassauba
- Castandet
- Castéra
- Marquine
- Monplaisir
- Montagut
- Pallane
- Pédoussau
- Péré
- Péruilh
- Péruillet
- Pétrou
- Poey (ruins)
- Saintong
- Sansot
Neighbouring communes and villages[]
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Arnos
Toponymy[]
The name Arnos appears in the form Arnas on the Cassini Map.[7]
History[]
In the 16th century, Arnos was an annex of Boumourt.[7]
Administration[]
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List of Successive Mayors[8]
| From | To | Name |
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| 1832 | 1852 | Henri Pétrou |
| 1995 | 2001 | André Bourdieu |
| 2001 | 2026 | Alain Pédegert |
Inter-communality[]
Arnos is part of four inter-communal structures:
- the Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez;
- the Water and sanitation association of Trois Cantons ;
- the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques ;
- the inter-communal association of Arthez-de-Béarn.
Demography[]
In 2017, the commune had 113 inhabitants.
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Sports Venues[]
The racing Circuit Pau-Arnos is in the south of the commune.[11]
See also[]
External links[]
- Arnos on the Community of communes of Arthez-de-Béarn website (in French)
- Arnos on Lion1906
- Arnos on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Arnas on the 1750 Cassini Map
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Inhabitants of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Google Maps
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Aubin (Q3360500)".
- ^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011, p. 10 (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arnos, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Pau-Arnos Racing Circuit website (in French)
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