Géronce
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Géronce (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁɔ̃s]; Gascon: Geronce; Basque: Jeruntze) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
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Géronce | |
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Coordinates: 43°14′28″N 0°41′22″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 |
Intercommunality | CC Haut Béarn |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Contou-Carrère[1] |
Area 1 | 15.99 km2 (6.17 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 485 |
• Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64241 /64400 |
Elevation | 167–290 m (548–951 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
There are several routes leading in and out of Géronce. Route 936 linking Oloron-Sainte-Marie and Bayonne passes by the outside of the town. Route 836 passes through the middle of Géronce and links route 936 through roundabouts at Orin and at Geüs-d'Oloron. Highway 524 passes through the neighborhoods of Urein, Dous, Castéra, and Lacé, and links route 836 to route 24 via Esquiule and Barcus.
The Gave d'Oloron (a tributary of the Gave de Pau)[3] flows through the commune, as well as its tributary Joos ,[4] and its tributaries, the streams of Josset and Cambillou.
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