Athos-Aspis
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Commune of Athos-Aspis |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Sauveterre-de-Béarn |
| Intercommunality | Sauveterre-de-Béarn |
| Mayor | Jean-Robert Lataillade (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 33 m–141 m (avg. 80 m) |
| Land area¹ | 6 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
203 |
| - Density | 34/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 64071/ 64390 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Athos-Aspis is a village and commune in the canton of Sauveterre-de-Béarn, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in southwestern France. Originally 2 villages : Athos and Aspis.
Athos is the birthplace of Athos, one of the title characters in the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, père. The fictional Athos is named after the historical musketeer Armand de Sillègue d'Athos d'Autevielle (1615-1644). Autevielle is another nearby village.
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