Country France Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques Canton Navarrenx Area 5.4 km² | Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie Intercommunality Canton de Navarrenx | |
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Araux (Araus in Occitan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
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Map of 64190 Araux, France
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 into the area. 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 (
References
Araux Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA