Orthez
Orthez | |
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Bridge over the Gave de Pau | |
Location of Orthez | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′N 0°46′W / 43.49°N 0.77°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel |
| Intercommunality | Lacq-Orthez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Hanon |
Area 1 | 45.86 km2 (17.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 10,836 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64430 /64300 |
| Elevation | 38–185 m (125–607 ft) (avg. 62 m or 203 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Orthez (French pronunciation: [ɔʁtɛs]; Basque: Ortheze; Occitan: Ortès, pronounced [urˈtɛs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the small village of Sainte-Suzanne, an independent commune until 1973; residents of the town are called either Orthéziens or Sainte-Suzannais.