Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a city and commune in southwestern France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture.
In 1858, the "communes" of Saint-Marie-Legugnon and Oloron were combined to make the new "commune" of Oloron-Sainte-Marie.
Geography.
Oloron-Sainte-Marie is situated at the feet of the Pyrénées, to the south of Pau, from the Spanish border and from the Atlantic Ocean.
The "commune" has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
Through Oloron-Sainte-Marie flows the Gave d'Oloron formed by the confluence of two rivers: the Gave d'Aspe and the Gave d'Ossau that merge to form the Gave d'Oloron. The word gave is a name given to rivers on the mountains in regions of the western Pyrenees.
Population.
With a population of 10,794, Oloron-Sainte-Marie has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
The inhabitants of Oloron-Sainte-Marie are known, in French, as "Oloronais" (women: "Oloronaises").
Administration.
Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a "sous-préfecture" in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department since 1800. It is also the capital of two "cantons":
Twin towns.
Oloron-Sainte-Marie is twinned with: