What is Pau, France?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Pau |commune status = [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image flag = |image flag size = |image coat of arms = Escut de Pau.png |image coat of arms size = |city motto = |image = Palais Beaumont.JPG |caption = Palais Beaumont in Pau |map = |adjustable map = |time zone = |coordinates = {{coord|43.30|-0.37|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Pau |canton = Chief town of 4 cantons |subdivisions entry = |subdivisions = |intercommunality = Pau Pyrénées |mayor = François Bayrou |party = |term = 2014&ndash;2020 |elevation m = 205 |elevation min m = 165 |elevation max m = 245 |area km2 = 31.51 |population demonym = Palois |population = 77575 |population ranking = |population date = 2013 |urban area km2 = |urban area date = |urban pop = |urban pop date = |metro area km2 = |metro area date = |metro area pop = |metro area pop date = |INSEE = 64445 |postal code = 64000 |website = [http://www.pau.fr/ www.pau.fr] }} '''Pau''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in southwestern [[France]], in the [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]]. It is the [[Prefectures in France|''prefecture'']] ([[Capital (city)|capital]]) of the [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] [[Departments of France|department]]. It is also the capital of 6 [[Cantons in France|''cantons'']] in the department: [[Canton of Jurançon|Jurançon]], [[Canton of Pau-Centre|Pau-Centre]], [[Canton of Pau-Est|Pau-Est]], [[Canton of Pau-Nord|Pau-Nord]], [[Canton of Pau-Ouest|Pau-Ouest]] and [[Canton of Pau-Sud|Pau-Sud]]. Pau is