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Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Located in New Aquitaine, France Coordinates: 43°14′09″ N 0°48′59″ W

Map showing the location of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Location in France
Population
699,473
699.5K
Elevation
213 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
100
listed under Pyrénées-Atlantiques
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
PUF Pau Pyrénées Airport36 km
BIQ Biarritz Pays Basque airport63 km

About Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a district. Location: New Aquitaine, France. Population: 699,473.

From Wikipedia

Pyrénées-Atlantiques (French pronunciation: [pi.ʁe.nez‿at.lɑ̃.tik] ; Gascon Occitan: Pirenèus Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio Atlantikoak) is a department located in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan France. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, it covers the French Basque Country and the Béarn. It is divided in three arrondissements and its prefecture is Pau. In 2023, it had a population of 706,564.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
7,645 km²
Official website
le64.fr

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Pyrénées-Atlantiques

From Wikivoyage

Pyrénées-Atlantiques is in Nouvelle-Aquitaine at the southwest corner of France on the border with Spain. It includes the French Basque Country and the traditional province of Béarn. The Pyrenees mountain range crosses the department from east to west.

Get in+

Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne International Airport has connections from a number of European cities.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Pyrénées-Atlantiques

  • Landes

Population of Pyrénées-Atlantiques over time

Population of Pyrénées-Atlantiques over time
2015 670,032
2017 677,309
2018 679,810
2019 682,621
2020 687,240
2021 693,027
2022 699,473
2023 706,564

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (139 mm)
Driest month
July (64 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°13°15°16°19°22°25°25°23°19°15°13°
Average low (°C)4°5°5°7°10°13°15°16°14°11°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)121104961169976648186119139119

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Pyrénées-Atlantiques

The nearest airport is Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), 36 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Pamplona, 82 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 36 kmnortheast
  • Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ) Biarritz 63 kmnorthwest
  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 66 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Pamplona Population: 208.2K 82 kmsouthwest
  • Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 94 kmwest
  • Vitoria-Gasteiz Population: 257.4K 157 kmwest
  • Logroño Population: 151.2K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Bilbao Population: 347.3K 171 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Pyrénées-Atlantiques

100 places
  1. 1 Arrondissement of Pau 314.4K
  2. 2 Arrondissement of Bayonne 313.2K
  3. 3 Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie 71.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Mountains & nature45

Lakes, rivers & coasts11

Nature and heritage in Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources