Sauveterre-de-Béarn
Sauveterre-de-Béarn | |
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View up to Medieval village of Sauveterre de Bearn with the Pont de la Legende (foreground) | |
Location of Sauveterre-de-Béarn | |
| Coordinates: 43°24′02″N 0°56′19″W / 43.4006°N 0.9386°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel |
| Intercommunality | Béarn des Gaves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Labour |
Area 1 | 14.54 km2 (5.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,361 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64513 /64390 |
| Elevation | 44–205 m (144–673 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Sauveterre-de-Béarn (French pronunciation: [sovtɛʁ də beaʁn], literally Sauveterre of Béarn; Occitan: Sauvatèrra; Basque: Salbaterra Bearno) is a medieval village perched above the Gave d'Oloron and facing the Pyrenees in south-western France. It is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.