Editing Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (section)

== Politics and administration ==
Fourth city in [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] (after Bordeaux, Limoges and Poitiers), Pau is the prefecture of [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] and the chief town of four cantons:<ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028661520 Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques]</ref>

*[[Canton of Pau-1]], formed from part of Pau
*[[Canton of Pau-2]], formed from part of Pau and the commune of [[Idron]]
*[[Canton of Pau-3]], formed from part of Pau and the communes of [[Bizanos]] and [[Mazères-Lezons]]
*[[Canton of Pau-4]], formed from part of Pau and the commune of [[Gelos]]

=== Municipal administration ===
Below is the sharing of seats on the Pau City Council:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linternaute.com/ville/ville/elections-municipales/913/pau.shtml|title=Résultat municipales Pau [élu publié]|work=linternaute.com|date=31 March 2022 }}</ref>

{| class="toccolours" style="margin:1em auto;"
! !! width="15px" | !! width="250px" | Group !! width="150px" |President !! width="200px" |Seats !! width="150px" | Status
|----- ALIGN="center"
|  || style="color:inherit;background:#FF8805;" | || [[Democratic Movement (France)|MoDem]] – [[Union of Democrats and Independents|UDI]] – [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] || [[François Bayrou]] || 40 || majority
|----- ALIGN="center"
|  || style="color:inherit;background:#FF0000;" | || [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]] || [[David Habib]] || 9 || opposition
|}

=== Political trends and results ===
{{Interlanguage link|2014 municipal elections in Pyrénées-Atlantiques|fr|3=Élections municipales de 2014 dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques}}

=== List of mayors ===
{{Interlanguage link|List of mayors of Pau|fr|3=Liste des maires de Pau}}
[[File:Hôtel de Ville Pau.JPG|thumb|[[Hôtel de Ville, Pau|Hôtel de Ville]]]]
{| border="1" class="wikitable"
|+ List of mayors of Pau
! Start
! End
! Name
! Party
! Other details
|-
|1947
|1971
|{{Interlanguage link|Louis Sallenave|fr}}
|[[Centre-right politics|Centre right]]
|No [[dual mandate]]
|-
|1971
|2006
|{{Interlanguage link|André Labarrère|fr}}
|[[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]
|[[Deputy (legislator)|Deputy]] from 1967 to 1968, then from 1973 to 2001, <br /> Senator from 2001 to 2006, <br /> President of the [[Communauté d'agglomération de Pau-Pyrénées]], <br /> Minister from 1981 to 1986, <br />President of the Aquitaine Regional Council from 1979 to 1981, <br /> Vice-president of the National Assembly from 1973 to 1974,<br /> President of the Eco-Mayors Association from 1989 to 1999
|-
|2006
|2008
|{{Interlanguage link|Yves Urieta|fr}}
|[[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]
|President of the [[Communauté d'agglomération de Pau-Pyrénées]]
|-
|2008
|2014
|[[Martine Lignières-Cassou]]
|[[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]
|[[Deputy (legislator)|Deputy]] of the first constituency of Pyrénées-Atlantiques<br /> President of the [[Communauté d'agglomération de Pau-Pyrénées]]
|-
|2014
|In progress
|[[François Bayrou]]
|[[Democratic Movement (France)|MoDem]]
|Prime Minister
President de la [[Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées]] <br />Former minister of national education <br />Former president of the General Council
|}

André Labarrère died of cancer on 16 May 2006. He was succeeded by Yves Urieta, elected by the municipal council on 30 May 2006. In the meantime, the interim was ensured by Martine Lignières-Cassou, first assistant and deputy of the First Constituency of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

=== Intercommunality ===
[[File:Hôtel de France.JPG|thumb|The Hotel de France, headquarters of the metropolitan area]]
The town of Pau is part of five intercommunal structures:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comdpt.pyrenees-atlantiques.pref.gouv.fr/ComDpt64/UneCommune.php|title=Base communale des Pyrénées-Atlantiques – Intercommunalité|work=Cellule informatique préfecture 64|access-date=12 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519094350/http://comdpt.pyrenees-atlantiques.pref.gouv.fr/ComDpt64/UneCommune.php|archive-date=19 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*The [[Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées]]
*The Union of the Ousse basin water development
*The Trade Union of Energy of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
*The Intercommunal Association of the recreation centres of Narcastet
*The Intercommunal Association of Defence against flooding of the Gave de Pau

Pau hosts the headquarters of ten intercommunal groups:

*Public local management agency
*The Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées
*The Trade Union of energy of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
*The Intercommunity Association of defence against flooding of the Gave de Pau
*The Aeropolis Joint Union
*The Joint Union of Studies of the Pau-Oloron road link
*The Joint Union of Pau Urban Transport – doors of the Pyrenees
*The Joint Union of the basin of the Gave de Pau
*The Joint Union of Greater Pau
*The Joint Union for the treatment of household and similar waste of the east basin

=== International relations ===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}

Pau is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Les jumelages favorisent le rayonnement à l'international|url=https://www.pau.fr/article/les-jumelages-favorisent-le-rayonnement-a-l-international|website=pau.fr|publisher=Pau|language=fr|date=2019-07-31|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Zaragoza]], Spain, since 1970
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], United States, since 1975
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pistoia]], Italy, since 1975
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kōfu]], Japan, since 1977
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Setúbal]], Portugal, since 1981
*{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Swansea]], Wales, since 1982
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Göttingen]], Germany, since 1983
*{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Daloa]], Ivory Coast, since 1984
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xi'an]], China, since 1986
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