Arnos

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Arnos (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

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Arnos Church

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.[2]

The river Aubin, a tributary of the Luy de Béarn (Adour basin), flows through the commune.[3]

Places and Hamlets

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  • Bousquet
  • Carracou
  • Cassauba
  • Castandet
  • Castéra
  • Marquine
  • Monplaisir
  • Montagut
  • Pallane
  • Pédoussau
  • Péré
  • Péruilh
  • Péruillet
  • Pétrou
  • Poey (ruins)
  • Saintong
  • Sansot

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Neighbouring communes and villages

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Toponymy

The name Arnos appears in the form Arnas on the Cassini Map.[5]

History

In the 16th century, Arnos was an annex of Boumourt.[5]

Administration

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The Town Hall

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From To Name
1832 1852 Henri Pétrou
1995 2001 André Bourdieu
2001 2026 Alain Pédegert

Inter-communality

Arnos is part of four inter-communal structures:

  • the Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez;
  • the Water and sanitation association of Trois Cantons ;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques ;
  • the inter-communal association of Arthez-de-Béarn.

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnosiens or Arnosiennes in French.[7]

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Arnos War Memorial

Sports Venues

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circuit Pau-Arnos Race Track

The racing Circuit Pau-Arnos is in the south of the commune.[8]

See also

References

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External links

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