Espoey
Espoey Espuei |
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
Arrondissement | Pau | |
Canton | Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin | |
Community association | North Est Béarn | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 15 ′ N , 0 ° 10 ′ W | |
height | 284-405 m | |
surface | 13.43 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,169 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 87 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 64420 | |
INSEE code | 64216 | |
Town Hall (Mairie) of Espoey |
Espoey ( Occitan : Espuei ) is a French municipality with 1169 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Pau , to the municipality association Nord Est Béarn and is part of the canton of Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin (until 2015: canton of Pontacq ). The inhabitants are called Espoyens .
geography
Espoey is located about 17 kilometers east-southeast of Pau at the foot of the Pyrenees . The Ousse flows through Espoey . Espoey is surrounded by the neighboring communities Limendous in the north and north-west, Lourenties in the north, Luquet in the east, Livron in the south-east, Hours in the south, Lucgarier in the south-west, Gomer in the west and Soumoulou in the north-west.
The A64 autoroute and the former route nationale 117 (today's D817) run through the municipality .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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554 | 591 | 556 | 642 | 677 | 824 | 931 | 1,082 | |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Vincent Church, built in 1845/46