Laruns

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Laruns
Commune
Arrémoulit Lakes
Coat of arms
Location of Laruns
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Coordinates: 42°58′59″N 0°24′58″W / 42.983°N 0.416°W / 42.983; -0.416
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2
Intercommunality	Vallée d'Ossau
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Robert Casadebaig[1]
Area 1	248.96 km2 (96.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,180
• Density	4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64320 /64440
Elevation	458–2,973 m (1,503–9,754 ft) (avg. 536 m or 1,759 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Laruns (French pronunciation: [laʁœ̃s];^[3][4][5] Occitan: Laruntz) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[6]

It is situated at the confluence of two mountain streams, the Gave d'Ossau and its tributary, the Valentin.^[7]

Formerly part of the province of Béarn, Laruns is now within the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, itself in France's Nouvelle-Aquitaine région. It forms part of the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, and of the canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2.^[6]