Araux

Araux (Araus in Occitan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.

Araux
Location of Araux
Araux
Araux
Coordinates: 43°21′11″N 0°48′23″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementOloron-Sainte-Marie
CantonLe Cœur de Béarn
IntercommunalityBéarn des Gaves
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Nadine Lambert
Area
1
5.40 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
142
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64033 /64190
Elevation98–188 m (322–617 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Location

This commune is located roughly midway between Sauveterre-de-Béarn to the northwest and Navarrenx to the south-east.

Access

Araux is accessed by departmental roads 836 and 936.

Waterways

Araux lies in the Adour watershed. The Gave d'Oloron (a tributary of the Gave de Pau)[2] and the Lausset, a tributary,[3] flow through the commune. The Cassou dou Boue and the Lescuncette stream, both tributaries of the Harcellane stream (itself a tributary of the Lausset), also pass through the commune.

Toponymy

Araux has also been referred to as Araus (

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