Arthez-de-Béarn (, literally ''Arthez of
Béarn
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''; ) is a
commune in the
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon language, Gascon Occitan language, Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; ) is a Departments of France, department located in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan ...
department in southwestern
France
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.
It took its name from the county of
Artois
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(''Artés'' in
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...
, adapted in French as ''Arthès'' or ''Arthez'') like three other communes of France (
Arthez-d'Asson,
Arthez-d'Armagnac
Arthez-d'Armagnac () is a commune of the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Landes department
The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of Fr ...
, and
Arthès).
In 1950, ''-de-Béarn'' was added to its name to differentiate it from the other
Arthès.
International relations
The commune is twinned with:
*
Bogen,
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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*
Biescas,
Aragon
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,
Spain
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*
Olite,
Navarre
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, Spain
See also
*
Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 545 Communes of France, communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 202 ...
References
Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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