Gelos
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Pau | |
| Canton | Pau-4 | |
| Community association | Pau Bearn Pyrenees | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 22 ′ W | |
| height | 165-374 m | |
| surface | 11.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,543 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 321 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64110 | |
| INSEE code | 64237 | |
| Website | http://www.gelos.fr/ | |
 Haras de Gelos Castle |
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Gelos is a French commune with 3,543 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Pau and the canton of Pau-4 (until 2015: Pau-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Gelosia .
geography
Gelos is located in the historic province of Béarn on the Gave de Pau River , into which the Soust flows. The place belongs to the Jurançon wine region . Gelos is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pau in the north, Bizanos in the northeast, Mazères-Lezons and Uzos in the east and southeast, Rontignon in the southeast, Bosdarros in the south, Gan in the south and southwest and Jurançon in the west and northwest.
history
Gelos was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 2,724 | 3,367 | 3,161 | 3,148 | 3,529 | 3,666 | 3,683 | 3,620 |
Attractions
- 19th century Saint-Michel church
- Haras de Gelos, castle from 1784, monument historique since 1979
Viticulture
The place belongs to the Béarn wine region .
Personalities
- Simin Palay (1874-1965), writer
- René Lourau (1933–2000), sociologist
