Coarraze

Coarraze (French pronunciation: [kɔaʁaz]; Occitan: Coarrasa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies in the former province of Béarn.

Coarraze
The château of Coarraze
Location of Coarraze
Coarraze
Coarraze
Coordinates: 43°10′16″N 0°13′44″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonVallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Michel Lucante
Area
1
14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
2,163
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64191 /64800
Elevation258–450 m (846–1,476 ft)
(avg. 274 m or 899 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Due to its proximity to the town of Nay it is often normally referred to with the double barreled name "Coarraze-Nay" (such as its use in "Union sportive Coarraze Nay" or the SNCF train station "Coarraze-Nay"). Coarraze-Nay station has rail connections to Tarbes, Pau, Bordeaux and Bayonne.

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