Pau, France
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Top, left to right: The Boulevard des Pyrénées and the Pic du Midi d'Ossau
Middle, left to right: The Pic du Midi de Bigorre and the Palais Beaumont Bottom: The Château de Pau |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 43°18′N 0°22′W / 43.30°N 0.37°WCoordinates: 43°18′N 0°22′W / 43.30°N 0.37°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Pau | |
| Intercommunality | Pau Pyrénées | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | François Bayrou (MoDem) | |
| Area1 | 31.51 km2 (12.17 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007)2 | 84,978 | |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Palois | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64445 / 64000 | |
| Elevation | 165–245 m (541–804 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft) |
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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. |
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Middle, left to right: The Pic du Midi de Bigorre and the Palais Beaumont
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Pau (French pronunciation: [po], Occitan pronunciation: [paw], Basque pronunciation: [paw]) is a commune on the northern edge of the Pyrenees, and capital of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Département in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
The city is located in the heart of the former sovereign State of Béarn, of which it was the capital from 1464. Bordered by the Gave de Pau, the city is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Spain. This position gives it an exceptional panorama across the mountain range of the Pyrenees as well as on the hillsides of Jurançon. The name of Horizons Palois aims to protect this vision, in particular with the famous Boulevard des Pyrénées which extends for 1.8 kilometres (1.1 miles) from the Château de Pau to the Parc Beaumont. Alphonse de Lamartine said: "Pau has the world's most beautiful view of the earth just as Naples has the most beautiful view of the sea."
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