Peyrehorade

Peyrehorade
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Country
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Orthe et Arrigans
Community association	Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans
Coordinates	43 ° 33 ′ N , 1 ° 6 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′ N , 1 ° 6 ′ W
height	2–140 m
surface	16.11 km 2
Residents	3,695 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	229 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	40300
INSEE code	40224
	; Montréal Castle

Peyrehorade ( Occitan Pèira Horada , Basque Peirahorada ) is a French municipality with 3695 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Orthe et Arrigans .

geography

Peyrehorade is located on the northern edge of the French Basque Country and on the right bank of the Gaves Réunis river , which is created above the city by the confluence of the Gave de Pau with the Gave d'Oloron . To the west of the city center is the Lac de Sames , a small lake.

history

The first documented mention of the village comes from 1448.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2010	2017
Residents	2584	2591	2861	3093	3056	3017	3467	3695

Attractions

Montréal Castle, 16th century castle
Aspremont Castle , 11th century moth
Saint Martin Church

Economy and Infrastructure

Peyrehorade is a tourist resort in which numerous service companies are established. In the industrial sector, two companies are active in the field of agronomy.

Wednesday is market day when live poultry and small livestock are sold.

Peyrehorade is connected to the SNCF railway network and a regional bus network. The next motorway junction on the Autoroute A64 is about 4 km to the south and is connected to the city center by the department road D 19. A bridge over the Gave de Pau connects the city with the village of Le Bioch .