Bizanos
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Bizanos Visanòs |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Pau | |
| Canton | Pau-3 | |
| Community association | Pau Bearn Pyrenees | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 174-233 m | |
| surface | 4.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,626 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,047 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64320 | |
| INSEE code | 64132 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-bizanos.fr/ | |
Bizanos ( Basque Visanòs ) is a French municipality with 4626 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Bizanos is part of the Pau arrondissement and the Pau-3 canton (until 2015: Pau-Sud canton ). The inhabitants are called Bizanosia .
geography
Bizanos is located in the historic province of Béarn on the Ousse and Lagoin rivers, which flow into the Gave de Pau in the municipality . Bizanos is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pau in the north and north-west, Idron in the east, Aressy in the south-east, Mazères-Lezons in the south and south-west and Gelos in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 3,586 | 4,039 | 4,249 | 4.134 | 4,298 | 4,673 | 4,612 | 4,773 |
Attractions
- Saint-Magne Church, built in 1874
- Franqueville Castle
- Town hall, built in 1928
Personalities
- Gabriel Benezech (* 1916), football player
- Jean-Michel Larqué (* 1947), football player and sports journalist
Web links
Commons : Bizanos - collection of images, videos and audio files
