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Pau, France

Coordinates : 43°18′N 0°22′W  /  43.30°N 0.37°W  / 43.30; -0.37
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Pau
Prefecture and commune
Palais Beaumont in Pau
Palais Beaumont in Pau
Coat of arms of Pau
Coat of arms
Location of Pau
Map
Pau is located in France
Pau
Pau
Pau is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pau
Pau
Coordinates: 43°18′N 0°22′W  /  43.30°N 0.37°W  / 43.30; -0.37
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Chief town of 4 cantons
Intercommunality Pau Pyrenees
Government
 ? Mayor (2014–2020) Francois Bayrou
Area
1
31.51 km 2 (12.17 sq mi)
Population
  (2013)
77,575
 ? Density 2,500/km 2 (6,400/sq mi)
Demonym Palois
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET )
 ? Summer ( DST ) UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
INSEE /Postal code
64445 /64000
Elevation 165?245 m (541?804 ft)
(avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
Website www.pau.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pau is a commune in southwestern France , in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It is the prefecture ( capital ) of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department . It is also the capital of 6 cantons in the department: Jurancon , Pau-Centre , Pau-Est , Pau-Nord , Pau-Ouest and Pau-Sud .

Pau is the second city of Aquitaine, after Bordeaux . Pau was also the capital of the old historical province of Bearn .

Geography [ change | change source ]

Pau is at about 190 km (120 mi) from Bordeaux and from Toulouse , on a 200 m elevation overlooking the valley of a mountain river called the Gave de Pau , and at 100 km (62 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean and at 50 km (31 mi) from the Pyrenees .

It has an area of 31.51 km 2 (12.17 sq mi) and its average altitude is 205 m (673 ft); at the city hall , the altitude is 210 m (690 ft). [1]

Pau and its neighboring communes
Map of the commune of Pau

Pau is surrounded by the communes Buros , Montardon , Morlaas , Bizanos , Idron , Gelos , Jurancon , Lons and Billere .

Climate [ change | change source ]

The climate of Pau is Marine West Coast Climate ( Koppen climate classification Cfb ), with mild winters and warm summers. [2]

The average temperature for the year in Pau is 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 20.7 °C (69.3 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 6.6 °C (43.9 °F).

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Pau is 1,051.6 mm (41.4 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is December with 104.1 mm (4.1 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of 73.7 mm (2.9 in). [2]

Climate data for Uzein (Pau), Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 11
(52) 		12.2
(54.0) 		15.2
(59.4) 		16.8
(62.2) 		20.5
(68.9) 		23.6
(74.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.9
(78.6) 		23.8
(74.8) 		19.8
(67.6) 		14.3
(57.7) 		11.6
(52.9) 		18.4
(65.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9) 		7.4
(45.3) 		10.0
(50.0) 		11.9
(53.4) 		15.6
(60.1) 		18.7
(65.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		18.2
(64.8) 		14.7
(58.5) 		9.8
(49.6) 		7.2
(45.0) 		13.5
(56.2)
Average low °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8) 		2.5
(36.5) 		4.8
(40.6) 		6.9
(44.4) 		10.7
(51.3) 		13.8
(56.8) 		15.5
(59.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		12.6
(54.7) 		9.6
(49.3) 		5.3
(41.5) 		2.7
(36.9) 		8.5
(47.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 84.9
(3.34) 		74.7
(2.94) 		79.2
(3.12) 		73.1
(2.88) 		97.9
(3.85) 		88.3
(3.48) 		86.6
(3.41) 		79.1
(3.11) 		89
(3.5) 		100.4
(3.95) 		94.2
(3.71) 		103.8
(4.09) 		1,051.2
(41.38)
Source: Weatherbase.com [1]

Population [ change | change source ]

With a population of 77,575, [3] Pau has a population density of 2,462 inhabitants/km 2 .

The inhabitants of Pau are known, in French , as Palois (women: Paloises ). [4]

Administration [ change | change source ]

Pau is the prefecture of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department since 1796. It is also the capital of four Cantons : [5]

  1. Pau-1 , formed with a part of Pau
  2. Pau-2 , formed with a part of Pau and the commune Idron
  3. Pau-3 , formed with a part of Pau and the communes of Bizanos and Mazeres-Lezons
  4. Pau-4 , formed with a part of Pau and the commune Gelos

Gallery [ change | change source ]

  • Parlement de Navarre in Pau
    Parlement de Navarre in Pau
  • Palais de justice and Libération square.
    Palais de justice and Liberation square.
  • Boulevard d'Aragon, Pau
    Boulevard d'Aragon, Pau
  • Boulevard des Pyrénées
    Boulevard des Pyrenees

Twin towns [ change | change source ]

Pau is twinned with: [6]

Related pages [ change | change source ]

References [ change | change source ]

  1. ↑ "City of Pau" . Map-France.com . Retrieved 2 March 2015 .
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Uzein, France - Koppen Climate Classification" . Weatherbase . Retrieved 3 March 2015 .
  3. ↑ "Populations legales 2013 - 64-Pyrenees-Atlantiques" . Populations legales 2013 des departements et des collectivites d'outre-mer (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des etudes economiques - INSEE . Retrieved 6 November 2016 .
  4. ↑ "Pau (64000)" (in French). habitants.fr . Retrieved 3 March 2015 .
  5. ↑ "Decret n° 2014-248 du 25 fevrier 2014 portant delimitation des cantons dans le departement des Pyrenees-Atlantiques" (in French). Legifrance.gouv.fr . Retrieved 6 November 2016 .
  6. ↑ "Cooperations et jumelages" . Ville de Pau - Pau-fr (in French). Archived from the original on 28 January 2017 . Retrieved 3 March 2015 .

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