Bayonne
Bayonne (Gascon Baiona; Basque: Baiona; Spanish: Bayona) is a city and commune in southwestern France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a subprefecture.
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons | |
| Intercommunality | Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz | |
| Mayor | Jean-René Etchegaray (2014–2020) | |
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| Elevation | 0–52 m (0–171 ft) (avg. 4 m/13 ft) | |
| Land area1 | 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 47,492 (2013) | |
| - Density | 2,191/km2 (5,670/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64102/ 64100 | |
| Website | www.bayonne.fr | |
| 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. | ||
Geography
Bayonne has an area of 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi) and its average altitude is 28 m (92 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 4 m (13 ft).[1]
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Bayonne is surrounded by the communes Boucau, Tarnos (in the Landes department), Lahonce, Mouguerre, Saint-Pierre-d'Irube, Villefranque, Bassussarry and Anglet.
Population
With a population of 47,492,[2] Bayonne has a population density of 2,191 inhabitants/km2.
The inhabitants of Bayonne are known, in French, as Bayonnais (women: Bayonnaises).[3]
Administration
Bayonne is a sous-préfecture in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department since 1800. It is also the capital of three cantons.[4]
Gallery
Sainte Marie cathedral.
Citadel.
Confluence of the Adour and Nive rivers.
Petit Bayonne, a view across the Nive river.
Twin towns
Bayonne Media
Map of Novempopulania indicating the position of the Tarbelli territory north-west of the Pyrenees.
View of the ramparts overlooking the river.
The Bartizan on the Redoubt, restored in 2005.
Bayonne, les remparts. Photo prise le 03/01/05 par Harrieta171
The Redoubt, a system of fortifications destroyed at the beginning of the 20th century, seen from the Quai de l'Amiral-Lesseps.
The second Gare de Bayonne, photographed here in the 1930s.
Confluence of the Nive in Bayonne in 1843, by Eugène de Malbos
Public transport around Bayonne: railway lines are black, the intercity bus lines Pyrénées-Atlantiques are green and those of Landes purple. The PTU (perimeter of urban transport, which operates the Chronoplus network is uncharted here) is bounded by a red line.
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "City of Bayonne". Map-France.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Populations lègales 2013 - 64-Pyrénées-Atlantiques". Populations légales 2013 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "Bayonne (64100)" (in français). habitants.fr. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques" (in français). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "Relations Internationales". Ville de Bayonn (in français). Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
Other websites
- Ville de Bayonne - Official site (in French)
- General Council of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Archived 2016-11-18 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Prefecture official website (in French)
- Région Aquitaine Archived 2011-02-23 at the Wayback Machine (in French)