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Bedous
Sign in to saveBedous (; Gascon: Bedós) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is the birthplace of Pierre Laclède, the Frenchman who founded the U.S. city of St. Louis.
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Bedous is a commune in France, situated in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the Aspe Valley and is located in the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie. The commune borders Accous, Aydius, Lées-Athas, and Osse-en-Aspe. Its postal code is 64490, and it falls within the canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 for electoral purposes.
The area of Bedous is 11.64 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 606 residents (293 male and 304 female) and another citing 630. Elevation data also differs, with one source recording 1567 meters above sea level and another listing 419 meters. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Orcun
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 630
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bedous
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie de Bedous.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.arrondissement
- Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- French commune.canton
- Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1
- French commune.INSEE
- 64104
- French commune.postal code
- 64490
- French commune.mayor
- Henri Bellegarde
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 372
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1565
- French commune.area km2
- 11.64
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bedous
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- Population
- 568
- Area
- 11.64
- Elevation
- 771
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Aspe Valley
- Shares border with
- Sarrance
- Image
- Mairie de Bedous.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bedous
- postal code
- 64490
- native label
- Bedous
- associated electoral district
- canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1
- male population
- 293
- female population
- 304
- P8168
- Erwin Lambert
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-59-34-70-45
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Bedous (; Gascon: Bedós) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is the birthplace of Pierre Laclède, the Frenchman who founded the U.S. city of St. Louis.
Its station on the Pau–Canfranc railway was closed after an accident in 1970, but re-opened in 2016 as the terminus of service from Pau.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bedous” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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