Arthez-de-Béarn | |
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Coordinates: 43°27′56″N 0°36′52″W / 43.4656°N 0.6144°WCoordinates: 43°27′56″N 0°36′52″W / 43.4656°N 0.6144°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Pau |
Canton | Arthez-de-Béarn |
Intercommunality | Arthez-de-Béarn |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Garcia |
Area1 | 27.92 km2 (10.78 sq mi) |
Population (2009)2 | 1,759 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64057 / 64370 |
Elevation | 92–231 m (302–758 ft) (avg. 207 m or 679 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Arthez-de-Béarn (Occitan: Artés) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
It took its name from the county of Artois (Artés in Occitan, adapted in French as Arthès or Arthez) like three other communes of France (Arthez-d'Asson, Arthez-d'Armagnac, and Arthès).
In 1950, -de-Béarn was added to its name to differentiate it from the other Arthès.
The commune is twinned with: