Poyanne

Poyanne ; Poiana
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Country
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Coteau de Chalosse
Community association	Terres de Chalosse
Coordinates	43 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W
height	12-99 m
surface	10.72 km 2
Residents	688 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	64 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	40380
INSEE code	40235

Poyanne ( Occitan : Poiana ) is a French municipality with 688 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Landes department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Coteau de Chalosse (until 2015: canton of Montfort-en-Chalosse ). The residents call themselves Poyannais .

geography

Poyanne is located in the Marensin landscape on the edge of the vast Landes de Gascogne , the largest forest area in Western Europe, about 19 kilometers east-northeast of Dax . The Adour limits the municipality to the north. Poyanne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gouts in the north and northeast, Laurède in the east, Lourquen in the southeast, Nousse in the south, Gamarde-les-Bains in the southwest, Saint-Geours-d'Auribat in the west and Onard in the northwest.