Communauté d'agglomération de Pau-Pyrénées

Communauté d'agglomération de Pau-Pyrénées
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
No. of communes	14
Established	1999-03-02
Seat	Pau
Government
– President
Area
– Total	184 km2 (71 sq mi)
Population (1999)
– Total	153,070
– Density	800/km2 (2,072/sq mi)

The Hôtel de France is the seat of the communauté.

The communauté d'agglomération de Pau-Pyrénées is a communauté d'agglomération in the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine région of France. It provides a framework within which local tasks common to the 14 member communes can be carried out together, and was created in 2000.

The communauté d'agglomération is centred around the town of Pau. In 1999, the commune of Pau made up 51% of the population (78,732 out of 153,070) but only 17% of the area (31.51km² out of 184km²).

Communes

The communes of the communauté d'agglomération, and their INSEE codes, are:^[1]

1. Artigueloutan (64059)
2. Billère (64129)
3. Bizanos (64132)
4. Gan (64230)
5. Gelos (64237)
6. Idron (64269)
7. Jurançon (64284)
8. Lée (64329)
9. Lescar (64335)
10. Lons (64348)
11. Mazères-Lezons (64373)
12. Ousse (64439)
13. Pau (64445)
14. Sendets (64518)

References

1. ^ "L'Assemblée délibérante". Communauté d'agglomération de Pau-Pyrénées. http://www.agglo-pau.fr/content/view/57/101/. Retrieved 2008-06-27. 

External links

• Official web site of the communauté d'agglomération (in French)
• Official tourist information web site of the communauté d'agglomération (in English)

Coordinates: 43°18′43″N 0°21′32″W / 43.312064°N 0.358772°W / 43.312064; -0.358772