Idron

Idron (French pronunciation: [idʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is an eastern suburb of Pau. In 1973, it was merged into the commune Idron-Lée-Ousse-Sendets (renamed Idron-Ousse-Sendets after Lée left the commune in 1989)^[3] with three other communes: Lée, Ousse and Sendets.^[4] In 2000 the commune of Idron was recreated.^[5]

Idron
Commune
The park in Idron
Location of Idron
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Coordinates: 43°17′35″N 0°18′32″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Pau-2
Intercommunality	Pau Béarn Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Nahon[1]
Area 1	7.78 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,134
• Density	660/km2 (1,710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64269 /64320
Elevation	188–251 m (617–823 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,013	—
1975	1,274	+3.33%
1982	1,579	+3.11%
1990	2,311	+4.88%
1999	3,144	+3.48%
2007	3,733	+2.17%
2012	4,267	+2.71%
2017	4,846	+2.58%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department