Arnos (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Geography
Arnos is located some 25 km north-west of Pau and 10 km east of Arthez-de-Béarn. Access to the commune is by road D276 from Castillon in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south-east then east to join the D945. There is a large Formula 3 racetrack in the south of the commune run by the Moto Club Pau-Arnos. The commune consists of farmland except for a few small patches of forest.Google Maps
The river Aubin, a tributary of the Luy de Béarn (Adour basin), flows through the commune.
Places and Hamlets
Bousquet Carracou Cassauba Castandet Castéra Marquine Monplaisir Montagut Pallane Pédoussau Péré Péruilh Péruillet Pétrou Poey (ruins) Saintong Sansot
Géoportail, IGN
Neighbouring communes and villages
Toponymy The name Arnos appears in the form Arnas on the Cassini Map.
History In the 16th century, Arnos was an annex of Boumourt.Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011, p. 10
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1832 1852 Henri Pétrou 1995 2001 André Bourdieu 2001 2026 Alain Pédegert
Inter-communality Arnos is part of four inter-communal structures: the Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez; the Water and sanitation association of Trois Cantons; the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the inter-communal association of Arthez-de-Béarn.
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnosiens or Arnosiennes in French.Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
Sports Venues
The racing Circuit Pau-Arnos is in the south of the commune.Pau-Arnos Racing Circuit website
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
External links Arnos on the Community of communes of Arthez-de-Béarn website Arnos on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Arnas on the 1750 Cassini Map