Oloron-Sainte-Marie

commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a city and commune in southwestern France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture.

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Oloron-Sainte-Marie is located in France
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Oloron-Sainte-Marie is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Coordinates: 43°11′41″N 0°36′20″W / 43.1947°N 0.6056°W / 43.1947; -0.6056
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementOloron-Sainte-Marie
CantonChief town of 2 cantons
IntercommunalityPiémont Oloronais
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Hervé Lucbereilh
Area
1
68.31 km2 (26.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
10,794
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
DemonymOloronais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64422 /64400
Elevation194–1,380 m (636–4,528 ft)
(avg. 216 m or 709 ft)
Websitewww.oloron-ste-marie.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In 1858, the communes of Saint-Marie-Legugnon and Oloron were combined to make the new commune of Oloron-Sainte-Marie.

Geography change

Oloron-Sainte-Marie is situated at the feet of the Pyrénées, 32 km (20 mi) to the south of Pau, 50 km (31 mi) from the Spanish border and 100 km (62 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean.

The commune has an area of 68.31 km2 (26.37 sq mi) and its average altitude is 787 m (2,582 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 216 m (709 ft).[1]

Oloron-Sainte-Marie and its neighboring communes
 

Through Oloron-Sainte-Marie flows the Gave d'Oloron formed by the confluence of two rivers: the Gave d'Aspe and the Gave d'Ossau that merge to form the Gave d'Oloron. The word gave is a name given to rivers on the mountains in regions of the western Pyrenees.

Population change

With a population of 10,794,[2] Oloron-Sainte-Marie has a population density of 158 inhabitants/km2.

The inhabitants of Oloron-Sainte-Marie are known, in French, as Oloronais (women: Oloronaises).[3]

Administration change

Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a sous-préfecture in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department since 1800. It is also the capital of two cantons:[4]

  1. Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1, formed with a part of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and several communes.
  2. Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2, formed with a part of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and several communes.

Gallery change

Twin towns change

Oloron-Sainte-Marie is twinned with:[5]

Related pages change

References change

  1. "City of Oloron-Sainte-Marie". Map-France.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. "Populations lègales 2013 - 64-Pyrénées-Atlantiques". Populations légales 2013 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. "Oloron-Sainte-Marie (64400)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  4. "Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. "Coopération transfrontalière". Ville d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie (in French). Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

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