Araux
| Araux | |
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  Araux | |
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Location within Aquitaine region  Araux | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′11″N 0°48′23″W / 43.3531°N 0.8064°WCoordinates: 43°21′11″N 0°48′23″W / 43.3531°N 0.8064°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Navarrenx |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Navarrenx |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Nadine Lambert |
| Area1 | 5.40 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)2 | 131 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64033 / 64190 |
| Elevation |
98–188 m (322–617 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Araux (Araus in Occitan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
Geography
Location
This commune is located roughly midway between Sauveterre-de-Béarn to the northwest and Navarrenx to the south-east.
Access
Araux is accessed by departmental roads 836 and 936.
Waterways
Araux lies in the Adour watershed.[1] The gave d'Oloron (a tributary of the gave de Pau) and the Lausset, a tributary, flow into the area. 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
Araux has also been referred to as Araus (
See also
References
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