Coarraze Explained

Coarraze
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Coarraze (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
Arrondissement:Pau
Canton:Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin
Insee:64191
Postal Code:64800
Mayor:Michel Lucante[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.1711°N -0.2289°W
Elevation M:274
Elevation Min M:258
Elevation Max M:450
Area Km2:14.84

Coarraze (in French pronounced as /kɔaʁaz/; Occitan (post 1500);: Coarrasa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[2] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM64191-coarraze INSEE commune file