Coarraze

Coarraze
Coarraze

Coordinates: 43°10′16″N 0°13′44″W / 43.1711°N 0.2289°WCoordinates: 43°10′16″N 0°13′44″W / 43.1711°N 0.2289°W
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Nay-East
Intercommunality Vath Vielha
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean Saint-Josse
Area1 14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,247
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 64191 / 64800
Elevation 258–450 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coarraze is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

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")

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