Ayros-Arbouix (; oc, Airòs e Arboish) is a

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in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the

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region of south-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aybouisois'' or ''Aybouisoises''.

Geography

Ayros-Arbouix is part of the

Pyrénées National Park Pyrénées National Park (french: Parc national des Pyrénées) is a French national park located within the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.Le Parc national des Pyrénées (2014). Le Parc national des Pyrénées, un � ...

and is located some 10 km south of

Lourdes Lourdes (, also , ; oc, Lorda ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for the Châ ...

just east of

Argelès-Gazost Argelès-Gazost (; oc, Argelèrs de Gasòst) is a commune and a subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. The Pyrénées Animal Park is located in Argelès-Gazost. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes ...

. Access to the commune is by road D821 from Lourdes which changes to the D913 at the commune border and passes down the western side of the commune continuing south to join the D921 near Villelongue. The D13 comes from Boô-Silhen in the north and passes through the centre of the commune before continuing south to Préchac. The D100 links the D821 to the D13 in the commune. Access to the village is by a country road east from the D13. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Couture Bague south-west of the village and Arbouix in the south of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.Google Maps
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Gave de Pau The Gave de Pau () is a river of south-western France. It takes its name from the city of Pau, through which it flows. The river is long ( including the Gaves réunis), and its source is at the Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees mountains. The ...

flows along the western border of the commune as it flows north to eventually join the

Gave d'Oloron The Gave d'Oloron is a river of south-western France near the border with Spain. It takes its name from the city Oloron-Sainte-Marie, where it is formed from the rivers Gave d'Aspe and Gave d'Ossau. It joins the Gave de Pau in Peyrehorade to fo ...

forming the ''Gaves Réunis'' at

Peyrehorade Peyrehorade (; oc, Pèirahorada) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises ...

. The ''Estau'' river flows west through the centre of the commune to join the Gave de Pau. The ''Ruisseau d'Aygueberden'' flows west through the south of the commune to join the Gave de Pau. Gave de Pau Argelès-Gazost pont D100 amont

Gave de Pau Argelès-Gazost pont D100 amont

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Climate

Ayros-Arbouix has a oceanic climate (

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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Ayros-Arbouix is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Ayros-Arbouix was on 26 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 9 January 1985.

Administration

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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 314 inhabitants. Gave de Pau Argelès-Gazost pont D100 aval

Sports

The village has a green where ''Quilles de Neuf'' (Nine Bowls) is played.

References

External links

Ayros-Arbouix on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Airos'' and ''Arbouix'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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