Pau, France
Pau is a commune in southwestern France, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is the prefecture (capital) of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. It is also the capital of 6 cantons in the department: Jurançon, Pau-Centre, Pau-Est, Pau-Nord, Pau-Ouest and Pau-Sud.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Chief town of 4 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Pau Pyrénées |
| Mayor | François Bayrou (2014–2020) |
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| Elevation | 165–245 m (541–804 ft) (avg. 205 m/673 ft) |
| Land area1 | 31.51 km2 (12.17 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 77,575 (2013) |
| - Density | 2,462/km2 (6,380/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64445/ 64000 |
| Website | www.pau.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Pau is the second city of Aquitaine, after Bordeaux. Pau was also the capital of the old historical province of Béarn.
Geography
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 km2 (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]
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Pau is surrounded by the communes Buros, Montardon, Morlaàs, Bizanos, Idron, Gelos, Jurançon,Lons and Billère.
Climate
The climate of Pau is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen 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), Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11 (52) |
12.2 (54) |
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) |
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) |
13.46 (56.23) |
| 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) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 84.9 (3.343) |
74.7 (2.941) |
79.2 (3.118) |
73.1 (2.878) |
97.9 (3.854) |
88.3 (3.476) |
86.6 (3.409) |
79.1 (3.114) |
89 (3.5) |
100.4 (3.953) |
94.2 (3.709) |
103.8 (4.087) |
1,051.2 (41.386) |
| Source: Weatherbase.com [1] | |||||||||||||
Population
With a population of 77,575,[3] Pau has a population density of 2,462 inhabitants/km2.
The inhabitants of Pau are known, in French, as Palois (women: Paloises).[4]
Administration
Pau is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department since 1796. It is also the capital of four Cantons:[5]
Gallery
Parlement de Navarre in Pau
Palais de justice and Libération square.
Boulevard d'Aragon, Pau
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Twin towns
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Pau, France Media
The château and the Pont du XIV-juillet [14 July Bridge] seen from the banks of the Gave de Pau
The location of Pau is shown on this map of the historical and cultural area of Gascony.
The footpath west from the Château
The Béarnese flag, floating in the Pyrénées
Le Parlement de Navarre à Pau
A panorama of the château and the Gave de Pau, around 1870
The tram factory at the start of the 20th century
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Coat of arms of Foix-Bearn (province of France)
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "City of Pau". Map-France.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Uzein, France - Köppen Climate Classification". Weatherbase. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Populations lègales 2013 - 64-Pyrénées-Atlantiques". Populations légales 2013 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Pau (64000)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Coopérations 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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Other websites
- Ville de Pau - Official site (in French)
- General Council of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Archived 1998-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Prefecture official website (in French)
- Région Aquitaine Archived 2011-02-23 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Grand Pau (in French)