The communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque (Basque: Euskal Hirigune Elkargoa, "agglomeration community of the Basque Country"),[1] is the agglomeration community (federation of communes), centred on the cities of Bayonne and Biarritz. Also referred to as the French Basque Country, or Northern Basque Country (Basque: Iparralde (lit. 'the Northern Region'), French: Pays basque, Spanish: País Vasco francés), it is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France.
Communauté Pays Basque / Euskal Hirigune Elkargoa | |
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 Location within the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| No. of communes | 158 |
| Established | 2017 |
| Seat | Bayonne (Baiona) |
| Government | |
| • President | Jean-René Etchegaray |
Area | 2,968 km2 (1,146 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 312,278 |
| • Density | 105/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Website | Communauté Pays Basque |
It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former communauté de l'agglomération Côte Basque-Adour, communauté de l'agglomération Sud Pays Basque and eight communautés de communes.[2] Its area is 2968 km2. Its population was 312,278 in 2018, including 51,411 in Bayonne and 25,532 in Biarritz.[3]
Composition
editThe Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque consists of the following 158 communes:[2][4][5]
- Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan
- Ahetze
- Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
- Aincille
- Ainharp
- Ainhice-Mongelos
- Ainhoa
- Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette
- Aldudes
- Alos-Sibas-Abense
- Amendeuix-Oneix
- Amorots-Succos
- Anglet
- Anhaux
- Arancou
- Arbérats-Sillègue
- Arbonne
- Arbouet-Sussaute
- Arcangues
- Arhansus
- Armendarits
- Arnéguy
- Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby
- Arrast-Larrebieu
- Arraute-Charritte
- Ascain
- Ascarat
- Aussurucq
- Ayherre
- Banca
- Barcus
- Bardos
- Bassussarry
- Bayonne
- Béguios
- Béhasque-Lapiste
- Béhorléguy
- Bergouey-Viellenave
- Berrogain-Laruns
- Beyrie-sur-Joyeuse
- Biarritz
- Bidache
- Bidarray
- Bidart
- Biriatou
- Bonloc
- Boucau
- Briscous
- Bunus
- Bussunarits-Sarrasquette
- Bustince-Iriberry
- Cambo-les-Bains
- Came
- Camou-Cihigue
- Çaro
- Charritte-de-Bas
- Chéraute
- Ciboure
- Domezain-Berraute
- Espelette
- Espès-Undurein
- Estérençuby
- Etcharry
- Etchebar
- Gabat
- Gamarthe
- Garindein
- Garris
- Gotein-Libarrenx
- Guéthary
- Guiche
- Halsou
- Hasparren
- Haux
- Hélette
- Hendaye
- Hosta
- Ibarrolle
- Idaux-Mendy
- Iholdy
- Ilharre
- Irissarry
- Irouléguy
- Ispoure
- Isturits
- Itxassou
- Jatxou
- Jaxu
- Juxue
- La Bastide-Clairence
- Labets-Biscay
- Lacarre
- Lacarry-Arhan-Charritte-de-Haut
- Laguinge-Restoue
- Lahonce
- Lantabat
- Larceveau-Arros-Cibits
- Larrau
- Larressore
- Larribar-Sorhapuru
- Lasse
- Lecumberry
- L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise
- Lichans-Sunhar
- Lichos
- Licq-Athérey
- Lohitzun-Oyhercq
- Louhossoa
- Luxe-Sumberraute
- Macaye
- Masparraute
- Mauléon-Licharre
- Méharin
- Mendionde
- Menditte
- Mendive
- Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu
- Montory
- Mouguerre
- Musculdy
- Ordiarp
- Orègue
- Orsanco
- Ossas-Suhare
- Osserain-Rivareyte
- Ossès
- Ostabat-Asme
- Pagolle
- Roquiague
- Sainte-Engrâce
- Saint-Esteben
- Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
- Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
- Saint-Just-Ibarre
- Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue
- Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa
- Saint-Michel
- Saint-Palais
- Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
- Saint-Pierre-d'Irube
- Sames
- Sare
- Sauguis-Saint-Étienne
- Souraïde
- Suhescun
- Tardets-Sorholus
- Trois-Villes
- Uhart-Cize
- Uhart-Mixe
- Urcuit
- Urepel
- Urrugne
- Urt
- Ustaritz
- Villefranque
- Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Euskal Herriko Elkargoa / Communauté Pays Basque. communate-paysbasque.fr (in Basque and French)
- ^ a b "Arrêté préfectoral du 13 juillet 2016 portant création de la communauté d'agglomération du Pays basque" (PDF) (in French).
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022.
- ^ CA du Pays Basque (N° SIREN : 200067106), BANATIC. Accessed 11 November 2024.
- ^ INSEE
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