Sports
Orthez is known in sport for basketball with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez team which is one of the most successful French basketball clubs. Orthez is the smallest town of the continent to have won a Euro Cup (Korać Cup in 1984).
Orthez was the start of Stage 16 in the 2007 Tour de France
Here are the main sports club of the city :
Rugby :
- US Orthez (playing in Fédérale 1 championship)
Soccer :
- Elan Béarnais Orthez
Basketball :
- US Orthez
- Élan Béarnais Orthez (from 1908 to 1991)
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