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Pyrenees Atlantiques



         


Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Details
Information
Number64
RegionAquitaine
PrefecturePau
SubprefectureBayonne
Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 37th


600,018


78 /km²
Area7,645 km²
Arrondissements3
Cantons52
Communes547
President of the
general council		XX
Location

Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a French département.

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History

The Basses-Pyrénées département was created on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution, out of a part of the former province of Guyenne (Béarn the French Basque country). Parts of the Basses-Pyrénées also initially belonged to the former province of Gascony.

On October 10, 1969, the Basses-Pyrénées were renamed Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Basses means low).

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Geography

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Economy

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Demographics

A part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques is in the Basque Country.

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Culture

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