Puyoô

Puyoô
Puyoô
Location within Aquitaine region Puyoô
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Orthez
Intercommunality	Canton of Orthez
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Michel Labourdette
Area1	9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,128
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	64461 / 64270
Elevation	17–155 m (56–509 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Puyoô is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Geography

The town is situated on the Gave de Pau, a river running through the region, and some of the river's tributaries, including the streams of Lataillard, Espérance and Loulié. Puyoô neighbours the towns of Bellocq to the south-west and Ramous to the south-east.

Name

Puyoô is derived from the Bearnaise word Pujóu meaning small hill. Pujóu can be further derived from the Latin word podium, meaning height. People from the town are known in French as Puyolais.

Economy

The town's economy is generally agriculture-oriented. The local railway station, Gare de Puyoô, has serviced the town since it opened in 1862. Today it services approximately 10,300 passengers a year.

Culture

Puyoô has a rugby field and tennis courts, as well as a town hall. A community festival is held towards the end of June.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Main website (French)