Bedous
| Bedous | |
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Location within Aquitaine region  Bedous | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′03″N 0°35′57″W / 43.0008°N 0.5992°WCoordinates: 43°00′03″N 0°35′57″W / 43.0008°N 0.5992°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Accous |
| Intercommunality | Vallée d'Aspe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Bellegarde |
| Area1 | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 542 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64104 / 64490 |
| Elevation | 372–1,565 m (1,220–5,135 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. | |
Bedous is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is the birthplace of Pierre Laclède, the French man who founded St. Louis, Missouri.
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