Araux
Araux (Araus in Occitan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
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) and the Lausset, a tributary, 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 (
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Gave d'Oloron (Q---0150)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Lausset (Q71-0430)".
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