Puyoô

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Puyoô

(2020–2026) Michel Labourdette^[1]Area

9.32 km² (3.60 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,098 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

64461 /64270

Elevation17–155 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.

Puyoô (French pronunciation: [pɥijo]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[3]

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. The local railway station, Gare de Puyoô, opened in 1862. Today,^[when?] it has approximately 10,300 passengers a year.

Name

Puyoô is derived from the Bearnaise word Pujóu meaning small hill. Pujóu can be further derived from the Latin word podium, meaning height.^[4] People from the town are known in French as Puyolais.

Economy

The town's economy is generally agriculture-oriented.

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque. (Topographical Dictionary of Basque in the Béarn Region.)