Puyoô
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Puyoô is a commune
in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
department in south-western France
.
, 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.
word podium, meaning height.
People from the town are known in French
as Puyolais.
The local railway station, Gare de Puyoô, has serviced the town since it opened in 1862. Today it services approximately 10,300 passengers a year.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
department in south-western France
France
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.
Geography
The town is situated on the Gave de PauGave de Pau
The Gave de Pau is a river of south-western France and a left tributary of the Adour. It takes its name from the city Pau, through which it flows. The river is in length, and its source is at the Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees mountains....
, 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
Bellocq
Bellocq is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
to the south-west and Ramous
Ramous
Ramous is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
to the south-east.
Name
Puyoô is derived from the Bearnaise word Pujóu meaning small hill. Pujóu can be further derived from the LatinLatin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
word podium, meaning height.
People from the town are known in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
as Puyolais.
Economy
The town's economy is generally agriculture-oriented.The local railway station, Gare de Puyoô, has serviced the town since it opened in 1862. Today it services approximately 10,300 passengers a year.