Géronce

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Géronce
Commune
The village of Géronce
Location of Géronce
(2020–2026)		Michel Contou-Carrère^[1]
Area ¹	15.99 km² (6.17 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	485
• Density	30/km² (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64241 /64400
Elevation	167–290 m (548–951 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Géronce (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁɔ̃s]; Gascon: Geronce; Basque: Jeruntze) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Geography

Access

There are several routes leading in and out of Géronce. Route 936 linking Oloron-Sainte-Marie and Bayonne passes by the outside of the town. Route 836 passes through the middle of Géronce and links route 936 through roundabouts at Orin and at Geüs-d'Oloron. Highway 524 passes through the neighborhoods of Urein, Dous, Castéra, and Lacé, and links route 836 to route 24 via Esquiule and Barcus.

Water

The Gave d'Oloron (a tributary of the Gave de Pau)^[3] flows through the commune, as well as its tributary Joos [fr],^[4] and its tributaries, the streams of Josset and Cambillou.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Gave d'Oloron (Q---0150)".
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - joz erreka (Q71-0400)".