Araux

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

Araux
Commune
Location of Araux
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Coordinates: 43°21′11″N 0°48′23″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Le Cœur de Béarn
Intercommunality	Béarn des Gaves
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Jacques Montreer[1]
Area 1	5.40 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	134
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64033 /64190
Elevation	98–188 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)^[3] and the Lausset, a tributary,^[4] 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

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department