Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement of Pau
Pau

Château de Pau

The Château de Pau is a castle in the centre of the city of , the capital of and Béarn. It dominates that quarter of the city. Henry IV of France and Navarre was born here on December 13, 1553, and it was once used by Napoleon as a holiday home during his period of power.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Castle in Pau, France
  • Also known as: “Chateau de Pau” and “Pau Castle”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parlement of Pau and Hôtel de Peyré (Pau).

Public building
Photo: Flo641, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was created in 1620 out of the merger of the Conseil Souverain of Béarn and the Chancery of Navarre, with its subordinated offices, by Louis XIII, following the incorporation of Béarn and Lower Navarre into the crown lands of . is situated 130 metres southeast of Château de Pau.

Historic building
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic building.

Church
Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 250 metres east of Château de Pau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gelos and Jurançon.

Village
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is a commune in the department in south-western .

Village
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is a commune in the department in , . It is part of the traditional province of Béarn.

Town
Photo: Mairie de Billère, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in southwestern . It is a northwestern suburb of .

Château de Pau

Latitude
43.2948° or 43° 17′ 41″ north
Longitude
-0.37558° or 0° 22′ 32″ west
Elevation
200 metres (656 feet)
Open location code
8CMX7JVF+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62884273
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
12495714
Wiki­data ID
Q1480604
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Château de Pau” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պո ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Paueko gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак По”
  • Bulgarian: “По”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Pau”
  • Chinese: “波城城堡”
  • Czech: “Château de Pau”
  • Danish: “Château de Pau”
  • Danish: “Pau Slot”
  • Danish: “Slottet i Pau”
  • Dutch: “Chateau de Pau”
  • Dutch: “Château de Pau”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Pau”
  • French: “chateau de Pau”
  • French: “château de Pau”
  • French: “Château de Pau”
  • German: “Château de Pau”
  • German: “Schloss Pau”
  • Hebrew: “שאטו דה פו”
  • Irish: “Château de Pau”
  • Italian: “Castello di Pau”
  • Italian: “Château de Pau”
  • Japanese: “ポー城”
  • Luxembourgish: “Schlass vu Pau”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castèl de Pau”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castèth de Pau”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castèu de Pau”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Chastèl de Pau”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Chastèu de Pau”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Pau”
  • Quechua: “Pau pukara”
  • Quechua: “Paupa pukara”
  • Russian: “Замок По”
  • Russian: “По”
  • Slovenian: “Château de Pau”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Pau”
  • Swedish: “Château de Pau”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок По”
  • Western Panjabi: “شتو پاؤ”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Château de Pau”. Photo: Capbourrut, CC BY-SA 4.0.