Arnos is a commune in the

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in the

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region of south-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arnosiens'' or ''Arnosiennes''.

Geography

Arnos is located some 25 km north-west of Pau and 10 km east of

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. 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

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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
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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

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Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The name ''Arnos'' appears in the form ''Arnas'' on the

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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 Mayors

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.