Arthez-de-Béarn
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Arthez-de-Béarn is a commune
in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
department in south-western France
.
It took its name from the county of Artois
(Artés in Occitan, adapted in French as Arthès or Arthez) like three other communes of France (Arthez-d'Asson
, Arthez-d'Armagnac
, Arthès
).
In 1950, it got the -de-Béarn extension to differ from the other existing Arthès
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
department in south-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It took its name from the county of Artois
Artois
Artois is a former province of northern France. Its territory has an area of around 4000 km² and a population of about one million. Its principal cities are Arras , Saint-Omer, Lens and Béthune.-Location:...
(Artés in Occitan, adapted in French as Arthès or Arthez) like three other communes of France (Arthez-d'Asson
Arthez-d'Asson
Arthez-d'Asson is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.Created at the end of the 18th century from Asson, it is enclaved into this other commune.-References:*...
, Arthez-d'Armagnac
Arthez-d'Armagnac
Arthez-d'Armagnac is a commune of the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...
, Arthès
Arthès
Arthès is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...
).
In 1950, it got the -de-Béarn extension to differ from the other existing Arthès
Arthès
Arthès is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...
.
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