Bardos (French pronunciation: [baʁdɔs]; Basque: Bardoze)[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

The Ruisseau du Termi forms much of the northern border as it flows north-west to join the Adour north of the commune.

The Lihoury river forms part of the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows north, fed by the Laharanne, and joins the Bidouze east of Bidache.

The Aran forms most of the western border of the commune as it flows north then turns west to join the Adour.

Numerous streams flow in the heart of the commune including the Ruisseau d'Artigue, the Ithurriague, and the Bardolle.

[5] The area of the commune is 4,253 hectares with a maximum altitude of 186 m on the Miremont hill which is the location of an old 14th century mansion as well as a water tower built on a panoramic viewpoint overlooking the Adour valley.

The name consists of the root bard- or bart- which designates the low terrain and clay soils along the river edges (barthe is from the Gaulish anthroponym bardus)[13] plus the Basque-Aquitaine suffix -os.

[22] Originally it was the capital of a canton including the communes of Bardos and Guiche and depended on the district of Ustaritz.

The relationship of Bardos with Labourd had some unusual features (shared with the neighbouring villages of Guiche and Urt).

[25] According to Anne Zink these events had little meaning: even before this assignment, the three parishes were fiscally labourdine and it was the customs of the province of Labourd that governed their civil law.

Quarterly, 1 and 4 Azure, three pales of Or; 2 and 3 Gules, an oak eradicated Argent debruised by a bear of Or walking.

[36] The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone designation of Ossau-iraty.

[37] The tourist office of Pays de Bidache covers all seven communes of the community to which Bardos belongs.

[44] There are three TV networks available in the commune: News about the village is relayed to the press by local correspondents for three newspapers: Bardos is in the parish of Notre Dame du Chemin de Saint-Jacques (Our Lady of the Way of Saint-James) in the diocese of Bayonne[47] which depends on the Church of the Assumption.

The commune has many buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (19th century).

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: According to the Map of the Seven Basque Provinces by Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte dating from 1863, the dialect spoken in Bardos is eastern Low Navarrese.

The people of Bardos, who are known as bardoztar have, like most of their neighbours, funny nicknames in Basque and in Gascon:[70] Two Natura 2000 areas are partially within the territory of the commune: In addition there are three Zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique (Natural areas of ecological interest, flora and fauna) (ZNIEFF) which are fully or partially located on the territory of the commune: The premier event of the year in the commune is the Carnaval Labourdin (Labourdin Carnival) that spans three weekends and includes visits to houses in the districts by day and festive evenings on the town square.

[73] The Xarnegu Eguna festival that mixes Basque and Gascon cultures is also organized by the association of the same name every year around 1 May.

[74] For over 30 years the Foyer de Bardos has organised an exhibition of contemporary art in order to diversify the cultural offering in rural areas.