Bedous (French pronunciation: [bədus]; Occitan: Bedós) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is the birthplace of Pierre Laclède, the Frenchman who founded the U.S. city of St. Louis.

Bedous
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Bedous
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Bedous is located in France
Bedous
Bedous
Bedous is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bedous
Bedous
Coordinates: 43°00′03″N 0°35′57″W / 43.0008°N 0.5992°W / 43.0008; -0.5992
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementOloron-Sainte-Marie
CantonOloron-Sainte-Marie-1
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henri Bellegarde[1]
Area
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11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
583
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64104 /64490
Elevation372–1,565 m (1,220–5,135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its station on the Pau–Canfranc railway was closed after an accident in 1970, but re-opened in 2016 as the terminus of service from Pau.

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.