Athos-Aspis
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Location within Aquitaine region
Athos-Aspis
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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) |
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| Elevation | 33–141 m (108–463 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 185 (2009) |
| - Density | 31 /km2 (80 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°24′53″N 0°58′20″W / 43.4147°N 0.9722°W
Athos-Aspis is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
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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Ruins of the château d'Athos-Aspis, birthplace of Armand de Sillègue d'Athos d'Autevielle
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