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Araux

Araux
Commune
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Araux is located in France
Araux
Araux
Araux is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Araux
Araux
Coordinates: 43°21′11″N 0°48′23″W / 43.3531°N 0.8064°W / 43.3531; -0.8064
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementOloron-Sainte-Marie
CantonLe Cœur de Béarn
IntercommunalityBéarn des Gaves
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Jacques Montreer[1]
Area
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5.40 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
131
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64033 /64190
Elevation98–188 m (322–617 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Araux (Araus in Occitan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.

Geography

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Location

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This commune is located roughly midway between Sauveterre-de-Béarn to the northwest and Navarrenx to the south-east.

Access

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Araux is accessed by departmental roads 836 and 936.

Waterways

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Araux lies in the Adour watershed. The Gave d'Oloron (a tributary of the Gave de Pau)[3] and the Lausset, a tributary,[4] flow through the commune. The Cassou dou Boue and the Lescuncette stream, both tributaries of the Harcellane stream (itself a tributary of the Lausset), also pass through the commune.

Toponymy

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Araux has also been referred to as Araus (

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Gave d'Oloron (Q---0150)".
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Lausset (Q71-0430)".
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