Pyrénées-Atlantiques
French departement in New Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. It takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
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Coordinates: 43°15′N 0°50′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Département | 4 March 1790 |
Prefecture | Pau |
Subprefectures | Bayonne, Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
Government | |
• President | Jean-Jacques Lasserre |
Area | |
• Total | 7,644.8 km2 (2,951.7 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 667,249 |
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Demonym | Béarnais or Basques |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-64 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 27 |
Communes | 546 |
Website | http://www.le64.fr |
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