Montaut, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Montaut (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃to]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[3]
Montaut | |
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 Location of Montaut | |
  Montaut Location within France  Montaut Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 43°08′N 0°11′W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Caperet[1] |
Area 1 | 15.41 km2 (5.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,120 |
| • Density | 72.7/km2 (188/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64400 /64800 |
| Elevation | 278–553 m (912–1,814 ft) (avg. 315 m or 1,033 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Location
Montaut is situated at the east of the department, 25 km south-east of Pau. The commune is bordering the department of Hautes-Pyrénées.
Access
The commune is served by departmental roads 212, 812 and 937 and Line 0535 of the regional buses in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.[4] Montaut-Bétharram station has rail connections to Tarbes, Pau, Bordeaux and Bayonne.
Hydrography
The lands of the commune are watered by the Gave of Pau, tributary of the Adour, and by its tributaries, the stream of Siot (fed on Montaut by the streams of the Uchas and Bignes) and the Mouscle, itself joined on the commune by the stream, the Mousclère.
Places and Hamlets
- Annette
- Loustau
- Pasquine
- Village
- Hameau d'en Bas
- Hameau d'en Haut
- Content
- Sarusse
Toponymy
History
See also
