Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Region / Subdivision
Summary
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Named for the Pyrenees and the Atlantic, it encompasses the French Basque Country and Béarn. Originally created during the French Revolution as Basses-Pyrénées, its prefecture is Pau.
Statistics
Area
7,645.00 km²
Population
706,564