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Arnos (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

Arnos is located some 25km north-west of Pau and 10km east of Arthez-de-Béarn. Access to the commune is by road D276 from Castillon in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south-east then east to join the D945. There is a large Formula 3 racetrack in the south of the commune run by the Moto Club Pau-Arnos. The commune consists of farmland except for a few small patches of forest.

The river Aubin, a tributary of the Luy de Béarn (Adour basin), flows through the commune.

Places and Hamlets

  • Bousquet

  • Carracou

  • Cassauba

  • Castandet

  • Castéra

  • Marquine

  • Monplaisir

  • Montagut

  • Pallane

  • Pédoussau

  • Péré

  • Péruilh

  • Péruillet

  • Pétrou

  • Poey (ruins)

  • Saintong

  • Sansot

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The name Arnos appears in the form Arnas on the Cassini Map.

History

In the 16th century, Arnos was an annex of Boumourt.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Inter-communality

Arnos is part of four inter-communal structures:

  • the Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez;

  • the Water and sanitation association of Trois Cantons;

  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;

  • the inter-communal association of Arthez-de-Béarn.

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnosiens or Arnosiennes in French.

Sports Venues

The racing Circuit Pau-Arnos is in the south of the commune.

See also

References