Coarraze

Coarraze
The château of Coarraze
Coat of arms
Coarraze
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Coarraze
Coordinates: 43°10′16″N 0°13′44″W / 43.1711°N 0.2289°W / 43.1711; -0.2289Coordinates: 43°10′16″N 0°13′44″W / 43.1711°N 0.2289°W / 43.1711; -0.2289
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Nay-East
Intercommunality	Vath Vielha
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean Saint-Josse
Area1	14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,247
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	64191 /64800
Elevation	258–450 m (846–1,476 ft) (avg. 274 m or 899 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.

Coarraze is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

It lies in the former province of Béarn.

Due to its proximity to the town of Nay it is often normally referred to with the double barreled name "Coarraze-Nay" (such as its use in "Union sportive Coarraze Nay" or the SNCF train station "Coarraze-Nay")