Géronce

Géronce is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Géronce
Commune
The village of Géronce
Location of Géronce
Géronce
Géronce
Coordinates: 43°14′28″N 0°41′22″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementOloron-Sainte-Marie
CantonOloron-Sainte-Marie-1
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Josbaig
Government
 • Mayor (2014–present) Michel Contou-Carrere
Area
1
15.99 km2 (6.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
455
 • Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64241 /64400
Elevation167–290 m (548–951 ft)
(avg. 202 m or 663 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Access

There are several routes leading in and out of Géronce. Route 936 linking Oloron-Sainte-Marie and Bayonne passes by the outside of the town. Route 836 passes through the middle of Géronce and links route 936 through roundabouts at Orin and at Geüs-d'Oloron. Highway 524 passes through the neighborhoods of Urein, Dous, Castéra, and Lacé, and links route 836 to route 24 via Esquiule and Barcus.

Water

The grounds in the commune are watered[2] by the "Gave d'Oloron", a river in the Pyrénées. It is also watered by the main river, the "Gave de Pau", and watered by the tributary of the "Gave d'Oloron", the "Joos" (as well as by the tributaries of the latter, the streams of Josset and Cambillou).

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Notice du Sandre sur Géronce Archived 2007-10-23 at the Wayback Machine



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