Coarraze

Coarraze
The château of Coarraze
Location of Coarraze
Coarraze
Coarraze
Coordinates: 43°10′16″N 0°13′44″W / 43.1711°N 0.2289°W / 43.1711; -0.2289
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonVallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Lucante[1]
Area
1
14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,170
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64191 /64800
Elevation258–450 m (846–1,476 ft)
(avg. 274 m or 899 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coarraze (French pronunciation: [kɔaʁaz]; Occitan: Coarrasa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[3] It lies in the former province of Béarn.

Due to its proximity to the town of Nay it is often normally referred to with the double barreled name "Coarraze-Nay" (such as its use in "Union sportive Coarraze Nay" or the SNCF train station "Coarraze-Nay"). Coarraze-Nay station has rail connections to Tarbes, Pau, Bordeaux and Bayonne.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,940—    
1975 1,949+0.07%
1982 2,202+1.76%
1990 2,047−0.91%
1999 2,068+0.11%
2007 2,109+0.25%
2012 2,094−0.14%
2017 2,176+0.77%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE