Arudy

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Arudy
Arudi
Arudy Coat of Arms
Arudy (France)
Arudy
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2
Community association Vallée d'Ossau
Coordinates 43 ° 6 ′  N , 0 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 6 ′  N , 0 ° 26 ′  W
height 310-1,446 m
surface 28.23 km 2
Residents 2,229 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 79 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64260
INSEE code
Website http://www.arudy-mairie.fr/

Arudy Town Hall

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Arudy ( Occitan : Arudi ) is a French municipality with 2229 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The place belongs to the canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 (until 2015: canton of Arudy ) in the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie . The inhabitants are called Arudyen (ne) s .

geography

Arudy is located about 21 kilometers south-southwest of Pau in the Pyrenees National Park in the Vallée d'Ossau on the Gave d'Ossau . Arudy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Buzy and Bescat in the north, Sévignacq-Meyracq in the northeast, Sainte-Colome in the east, Louvie-Juzon in the southeast, Izeste and Bilhères in the south, Escot in the southwest, Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the west and northwest as well Buziet in the northwest.

The former route nationale 618 runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 2,444 2,874 2,892 2,705 2,537 2.234 2,246 2,185

Attractions

Saint-Michel chapel
  • Saint-Germain church from the 12th century, renovated in the 19th century
  • Saint-Michel chapel
  • Hotel Pouts , part of the former abbey from the 17th century, after renovation since 1971, museum, monument historique since 1992
  • various houses from the 16th and 17th centuries

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Arudy  - collection of images, videos and audio files