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Orthez
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Orthez (; ; , ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
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Orthez is a commune in France, situated in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Orthez and the canton of Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel. The town is located within the arrondissement of Pau and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its official name is also recorded as Ortès.
The commune has a population of 11,292, comprising 4,925 males and 5,524 females. It covers an area of 45.86 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 185 meters above sea level. Orthez is located next to the Gave de Pau body of water. It shares borders with Balansun, Baigts-de-Béarn, Biron, and Bonnut. The town is twinned with Miranda do Douro and Tarazona.
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Place details
- Locality
- Orthez
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 11,857
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.INSEE
- 64430
- French commune.name
- Orthez
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Orthez Pont.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Bridge over the Gave de Pau
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Orthez2 (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Pau
- French commune.canton
- Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
- French commune.postal code
- 64300
- French commune.mayor
- Emmanuel Hanon
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Lacq-Orthez
- French commune.elevation m
- 62
- French commune.elevation min m
- 38
- French commune.elevation max m
- 185
- French commune.area km2
- 45.86
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Orthez
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Pau
- Population
- 10881
- Area
- 45.86
- Elevation
- 94
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Gave de Pau
- Shares border with
- Sallespisse
- Official website
- mairie-orthez.fr
- Image
- Pont-Vieux d'Orthez -896.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Orthez
- Commons category
- Orthez
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Orthez
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Orthez
- postal code
- 64300
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- associated electoral district
- canton of Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
- male population
- 4925
- female population
- 5524
- P8168
- Staog
- twinned administrative body
- Tarazona
- inception
- 1973-01-01
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-59-69-00-83
- native label
- Orthez
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Sights
- Economy
- Administration
- Sports
- Notable natives and residents
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Climate
- Locale
- See also
- References
- External links
Orthez (; ; , ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the small village of Sainte-Suzanne, an independent commune until 1973; residents of the town are called either Orthéziens or Sainte-Suzannais.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orthez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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