Araux

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Jacques Montreer^[1]Area5.40 km² (2.08 sq mi)Population131 • Density24/km² (63/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation98–188 m (322–617 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Araux (Araus in Occitan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.

Geography

Location

This commune is located roughly midway between Sauveterre-de-Béarn to the northwest and Navarrenx to the south-east.

Access

Araux is accessed by departmental roads 836 and 936.

Waterways

Araux lies in the Adour watershed. The Gave d'Oloron (a tributary of the Gave de Pau)^[3] and the Lausset, a tributary,^[4] flow through the commune. The Cassou dou Boue and the Lescuncette stream, both tributaries of the Harcellane stream (itself a tributary of the Lausset), also pass through the commune.

Toponymy

Araux has also been referred to as Araus (

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References