Aste-Béon
Sign in to saveAste-Béon (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Béon
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 249
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Aste-Béon
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Vallee Ossau.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Ossau Valley at Aste-Béon
- French commune.arrondissement
- Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- French commune.canton
- Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 64069
- French commune.postal code
- 64260
- French commune.mayor
- Michaël Dessein
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Vallée d'Ossau
- French commune.elevation m
- 530
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Aste-Béon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- Population
- +231
- Area
- +19.05
- Elevation
- +1057
- Shares border with
- Louvie-Soubiron
- Image
- Béon12.JPG
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Places and hamlets
- Neighbouring communes and villages
- Toponymy
- History
- Administration
- Inter-communality
- Demography
- Economy
- Culture and heritage
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Environmental heritage
- See also
- External links
- References
Aste-Béon (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
==Geography== Aste-Béon is located in the heart of the Ossau Valley some 33 km south-east of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and 7 km north of Laruns. Access to the commune is by road D240 from Castet in the north passing south down the valley in the west of the commune through the village and continuing to Béost in the south. The D290 connects the village of Béon in the north-east to the D934 road which runs from north to south parallel to the commune's western border. Most of the commune is rugged mountains with substantial forests except for a narrow strip down the western side of the commune in the Ossau Valley where there is farmland.