Arthez-de-Béarn

Arthez-de-Béarn (French pronunciation: [aʁtɛz beaʁn], literally Arthez of Béarn; Gascon: Artés) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.

Arthez-de-Béarn
The oratory of Caubin
Location of Arthez-de-Béarn
Arthez-de-Béarn
Arthez-de-Béarn
Coordinates: 43°27′56″N 0°36′52″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonArtix et Pays de Soubestre
IntercommunalityCC Lacq-Orthez
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Escouteloup
Area
1
27.92 km2 (10.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,829
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64057 /64370
Elevation92–231 m (302–758 ft)
(avg. 207 m or 679 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It took its name from the county of Artois (Artés in Occitan, adapted in French as Arthès or Arthez) like three other communes of France (Arthez-d'Asson, Arthez-d'Armagnac, and Arthès).

In 1950, -de-Béarn was added to its name to differentiate it from the other Arthès.

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