Search results
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. It is bordered by the Landes , Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers departments and the Bay of Biscay . It also borders Spain to the south by the provinces of Huesca , Navarre and Gipuzkoa along a coastline with the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
- Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pau (French pronunciation:, Occitan pronunciation:) is a...
- Banca, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Banca (French pronunciation:; Basque: Banka) is a commune of...
- Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
People also ask
Where is Pyrénées-Atlantiques located?
Where does the name Pyrenées-Atlantics come from?
What country is the Pyrenees a part of?
Where did the name Pyrénées come from?
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. It takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
- France
- Pau
- 4 March 1790
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, it covers the French Basque Country and the Béarn. Its prefecture is Pau. In 2019, it had a population of 682,621.
It is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. It is also the capital of 6 cantons in the department: Jurançon, Pau-Centre, Pau-Est, Pau-Nord, Pau-Ouest and Pau-Sud. Pau is the second city of Aquitaine, after Bordeaux. Pau was also the capital of the old historical province of Béarn.
