Coarraze

Not to be confused with Coaraze.

Coarraze (French pronunciation: [kɔaʁaz]; Occitan: Coarrasa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[3] It lies in the former province of Béarn.

Coarraze in 1843 by Eugène de Malbos.

Coarraze
Commune
The château of Coarraze
Coat of arms
Location of Coarraze
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Coordinates: 43°10′16″N 0°13′44″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Lucante[1]
Area 1	14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,170
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64191 /64800
Elevation	258–450 m (846–1,476 ft) (avg. 274 m or 899 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Due to its proximity to the town of Nay it is often normally referred to with the double barreled name "Coarraze-Nay" (such as its use in "Union sportive Coarraze Nay" or the SNCF train station "Coarraze-Nay"). Coarraze-Nay station has rail connections to Tarbes, Pau, Bordeaux and Bayonne.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,940	—
1975	1,949	+0.07%
1982	2,202	+1.76%
1990	2,047	−0.91%
1999	2,068	+0.11%
2007	2,109	+0.25%
2012	2,094	−0.14%
2017	2,176	+0.77%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department