Arnos

Arnos (Arnós) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

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.

The river Aubin, a tributary of the Luy de Béarn (Adour basin), flows through the commune.

Places and Hamlets

 * Bousquet
 * Carracou
 * Cassauba
 * Castandet
 * Castéra
 * Marquine
 * Monplaisir
 * Montagut
 * Pallane
 * Pédoussau
 * Péré
 * Péruilh
 * Péruillet
 * Pétrou
 * Poey (ruins)
 * Saintong
 * Sansot

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

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

Administration


List of Successive Mayors

Inter-communality
Arnos is part of four inter-communal structures:
 * the Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez;
 * the Water and sanitation association of Trois Cantons ;
 * the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques ;
 * the inter-communal association of Arthez-de-Béarn.

Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arnosiens or Arnosiennes in French.



Sports Venues
The racing Circuit Pau-Arnos is in the south of the commune.