Editing Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (section)

==== 21st century ====
In 2008, at the end of a bitter political struggle, which included [[François Bayrou]], [[Martine Lignières-Cassou]] became mayor of Pau. During this term, she included the rebuilding of the water stadium and making the ''Rue Joffre'' pedestrian. She also allowed the realisation of the City of the Pyrénées which brought different associations related to Pyreneeism into one place.

In 2014, François Bayrou became mayor, after standing against [[David Habib]] in the election. Bayrou was clearly ahead in the second round of voting.

Bayrou was named [[Prime Minister of France]] in December 2024, but vowed to stay on as mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=François Bayrou se rendra au conseil municipal de Pau ce lundi et compte rester maire |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/politique/francois-bayrou-se-rendra-au-conseil-municipal-de-pau-ce-lundi-et-compte-rester-maire-16-12-2024-FOU5F6LGPJDUHFQ2PXQSKNUIHA.php |website=[[Le Parisien]] |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=François Bayrou reste maire de Pau et propose de revenir sur le non-cumul des mandats |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2024/12/17/francois-bayrou-reste-maire-et-propose-de-revenir-sur-le-non-cumul-des-mandats_6452692_823448.html |date=2024-12-17 |website=[[Le Monde]] |language=fr}}</ref>