Puyoô

Puyoô
Puyoô
Commune
	The road into Puyoô
	Location of Puyoô
	Puyoô Puyoô
	Coordinates: 43°31′N 0°55′W / 43.52°N 0.91°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Labourdette
Area 1	9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,098
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64461 /64270
Elevation	17–155 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The town's economy is generally agriculture-oriented.

Culture[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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.)