Puyoô

Puyoô
Puyoô
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Puyoô
Coordinates: 43°31′N 0°55′W / 43.52°N 0.91°WCoordinates: 43°31′N 0°55′W / 43.52°N 0.91°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Orthez
Intercommunality	Canton of Orthez
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Michel Labourdette
Area^1	9.32 km^2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,128
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	64461 / 64270
Elevation	17–155 m (56–509 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Puyoô is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Geography

The town is situated on the Gave de Pau, a river running through the region, and some of the river's tributaries, including the streams of Lataillard, Espérance and Loulié. Puyoô neighbours the towns of Bellocq to the south-west and Ramous to the south-east.

Name

Puyoô is derived from the Bearnaise word Pujóu meaning small hill. Pujóu can be further derived from the Latin word podium, meaning height.^[1] People from the town are known in French as Puyolais.

Economy

The town's economy is generally agriculture-oriented. The local railway station, Gare de Puyoô, has serviced the town since it opened in 1862. Today it services approximately 10,300 passengers a year.

Culture

Puyoô has a rugby field and tennis courts, as well as a town hall. A community festival is held towards the end of June.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque. (Topographical Dictionary of Basque in the Béarn Region.)

External links

• Main website (French)