Arnos is a

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in the

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department 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 Arthez-de-Béarn. 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 Formula 3 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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Luy de Béarn The Luy de Béarn (, literally ''Luy of Béarn''; oc, Lui de Bearn) is a left tributary of the Luy, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Geography The source of the Luy de Béarn is at the base of the plateau of Ger, east of Pau. It fl ...

( Adour 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 Cassini Map.

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.

Demography

In 2017, the commune had 113 inhabitants. Arnos War Memorial

Sports Venues

The racing

Circuit Pau-Arnos Circuit Européen Pau-Arnos is a club track in Arnos about to the west of the city Pau in southwestern France which is famous for its street circuit Circuit de Pau-Ville where the Pau Grand Prix is held. The speed track for automobile and mot ...

is in the south of the commune.Pau-Arnos Racing Circuit website