Puyoô

Puyoô
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°31′N 0°55′W / 43.52°N 0.91°W / 43.52; -0.91Coordinates: 43°31′N 0°55′W / 43.52°N 0.91°W / 43.52; -0.91
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Labourdette
Area 1	9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	1,132
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64461 /64270
Elevation	17–155 m (56–509 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puyoô (French pronunciation: ​[pɥijo]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Geography[]

The town is situated on the Gave de Pau, a river running through the region, and some of the river's tributaries, including the streams of Lataillard, Espérance and Loulié. Puyoô neighbours the towns of Bellocq to the south-west and Ramous to the south-east.

Name[]

Puyoô is derived from the Bearnaise word Pujóu meaning small hill. Pujóu can be further derived from the Latin word podium, meaning height.^[2] People from the town are known in French as Puyolais.

Economy[]

The town's economy is generally agriculture-oriented.

Transport[]

The local railway station, Gare de Puyoô, opened in 1862. Today,^[when?] it has approximately 10,300 passengers a year.

Culture[]

Puyoô has a rugby field and tennis courts, as well as a town hall. A community festival is held towards the end of June.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puyoô.

• Main website (in French)

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