Géronce
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Géronce | |
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The village of Géronce | |
Coordinates: 43°14′28″N 0°41′22″W / 43.2411°N 0.6894°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 |
Intercommunality | CC Haut Béarn |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Contou-Carrère[1] |
Area 1 | 15.99 km2 (6.17 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 485 |
• Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64241 /64400 |
Elevation | 167–290 m (548–951 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Géronce (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁɔ̃s]; Gascon: Geronce; Basque: Jeruntze) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Geography
[edit]Access
[edit]There are several routes leading in and out of Géronce. Route 936 linking Oloron-Sainte-Marie and Bayonne passes by the outside of the town. Route 836 passes through the middle of Géronce and links route 936 through roundabouts at Orin and at Geüs-d'Oloron. Highway 524 passes through the neighborhoods of Urein, Dous, Castéra, and Lacé, and links route 836 to route 24 via Esquiule and Barcus.
Water
[edit]The Gave d'Oloron (a tributary of the Gave de Pau)[3] flows through the commune, as well as its tributary Joos ,[4] and its tributaries, the streams of Josset and Cambillou.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Gave d'Oloron (Q---0150)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - joz erreka (Q71-0400)".
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