Coarraze
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Coarraze | |
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.JPG) The château of Coarraze | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Coarraze | |
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| Coordinates: 43°10′16″N 0°13′44″W / 43.1711°N 0.2289°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Lucante[1] |
Area 1 | 14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,177 |
| • Density | 146.7/km2 (379.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64191 /64800 |
| Elevation | 258–450 m (846–1,476 ft) (avg. 274 m or 899 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Coarraze (French pronunciation: [kɔaʁaz]; Occitan: Coarrasa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[3] It lies in the former province of Béarn.
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Due to its proximity to the town of Nay it is often normally referred to with the double barreled name "Coarraze-Nay" (such as its use in "Union sportive Coarraze Nay" or the SNCF train station "Coarraze-Nay"). Coarraze-Nay station has rail connections to Tarbes, Pau, Bordeaux and Bayonne.
