Arnos

Arnos is a French commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Aquitaine region of south-western France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnosiens or Arnosiennes

Geography

Arnos is located some 25 km north-west of Pau and 10 km east of Arthez-de-Béarn. Access to the commune is by road D276 from Castillon in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing south-east then east to join the D945. There is a large Formula 3 racetrack in the south of the commune run by the Moto Club Pau-Arnos. The commune consists of farmland except for a few small patches of forest.

Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, Arnos is traversed by the Aubin, a tributary of the Luy de Béarn.

Places and Hamlets

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The name Arnos appears in the form Arnas on the Cassini Map.

History

In the 16th century Arnos was an annex of Boumourt.