Lons

This article is about the commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. For the commune in the Jura department, see Lons-le-Saunier. For the main belt asteroid, see 37608 Löns.

Lons
Commune
The church of Lons
Coat of arms
Location of Lons
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Coordinates: 43°18′57″N 0°24′34″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long
Intercommunality	CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicolas Patriarche
Area 1	11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	13,606
• Density	1,180/km2 (3,056/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64348 /64140
Elevation	158–207 m (518–679 ft) (avg. 162 m or 531 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lons (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃s]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is a northwestern suburb of Pau.

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,980 —     1975 3,365 +1.75% 1982 6,717 +10.38% 1990 9,254 +4.09% 1999 11,154 +2.10% 2007 11,926 +0.84% 2012 12,068 +0.24% 2017 13,374 +2.08% 2023 13,606 +0.29% Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department