Map of Pau, France

Pau is a city in New Aquitaine, France, with a population of about 82,697. It lies at 43.3112°N, 0.3558°W. Pau is about 651 km (404 mi) south of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tarbes, 36 km to the east.

Pau at a glance

Where is Pau?

• The 4th largest city in New Aquitaine on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 58 min on the shortest day to 15 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Pau

• Tarbes — 36 km east
• Mont-de-Marsan — 65 km north
• Bayonne — 92 km west
• Biarritz — 99 km west
• Irun — 116 km west, Spain
• Pamplona — 118 km southwest, Spain
• Errenteria — 125 km west, Spain
• Agen — 126 km northeast
• Huesca — 131 km south, Spain
• Donostia / San Sebastián — 131 km west, Spain

Largest cities in New Aquitaine

• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Limoges — 141,176
• Poitiers — 85,960
• La Rochelle — 76,810
• Mérignac — 69,791
• Pessac — 57,944
• Niort — 54,660
• Brive-la-Gaillarde — 53,466
• Angoulême — 49,468
• Bayonne — 44,396

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.