Pomps is a

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in the

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département in south-western France. An individual from Pomps is known as ''Pompsois''.

Geography

Pomps is located in the northeast of the département, and lies about 20 kilometers to the north of the cities of Béarn and Pau.

Transportation

Pomps is served by county roads (French: " routes départmentales")

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Neighboring Communities

* Morlanne to the north * Hagetaubin to the northwest *

Géus-d'Arzacq Géus-d'Arzacq is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department ...

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to the east * Arthez-de-Béarn to the east *

Arnos Arnos is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arnosiens'' or ''Arnosiennes''. Geography Arnos is located some 25 km nort ...

to the south east * Castillon (Canton d'Arthez-de-Béarn) to the southwest *

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to the south

History

The name of the commune of Pomps has appeared throughout time as ''Poms'' in the 14th century, and later, in the year 1443, as ''Pombs''. Paul Raymond, ''Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque''

Administration

Demographics

For statistical purposes, Pomps is considered a part of the

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