Arnos is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Arnos | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 43°27′29″N 0°31′54″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Pau |
Canton | Artix et Pays de Soubestre |
Intercommunality | CC Lacq-Orthez |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Pédegert[1] |
Area 1 | 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
Population | 130 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64048 /64370 |
Elevation | 133–232 m (436–761 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnosiens or Arnosiennes.[3]
Arnos is located some 25 km north-west of Pau and 10 km east of Arthez-de-Béarn. Access to the commune is by road D276 from Castillon in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south-east then east to join the D945. There is a large Formula 3 racetrack in the south of the commune run by the Moto Club Pau-Arnos. The commune consists of farmland except for a few small patches of forest.[4]
The river Aubin, a tributary of the Luy de Béarn (Adour basin), flows through the commune.[5]
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The name Arnos appears in the form Arnas on the Cassini Map.[7]
In the 16th century, Arnos was an annex of Boumourt.[7]
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List of Successive Mayors[8]
From | To | Name |
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1832 | 1852 | Henri Pétrou |
1995 | 2001 | André Bourdieu |
2001 | 2026 | Alain Pédegert |
Arnos is part of four inter-communal structures:
In 2017, the commune had 113 inhabitants.
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Source: EHESS[9] and INSEE[10] |
The racing Circuit Pau-Arnos is in the south of the commune.[11]