Continental Basque Country
The French Basque Country, or Northern Basque Country ( eu, Iparralde (), french: Pays basque, es, País Vasco francés) is a region lying on the west of the French department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Since 1 January 2017, it constitutes the Basque Municipal Community ( eu, Euskal Hirigune Elkargoa, links=no; french: Communauté d'Agglomeration du Pays Basque, links=no) presided over by . It includes three former historic French provinces in the north-east of the traditional Basque Country totalling : Lower Navarre (french: Basse-Navarre, links=no; eu, Nafarroa Beherea, links=no), until 1789 nominally Kingdom of Navarre, with ; Labourd (), with ; Soule (), with . The population included in the Basque Municipal Community amounts to 309,723 inhabitants distributed in 158 municipalities. It is delimited in the north by the department of Landes, in the west by the Bay of Biscay, in the south by the Southern Basque Country and in the east by Béarn (although in the Béa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Basque Country Location Map
Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous community), an autonomous region of Spain * Northern Basque Country, in the western part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques of France * Southern Basque Country, both the Basque Autonomous Community and Navarre Other uses * Basque (clothing), or old basque, an item of women's apparel * Basque (grape), a white wine grape See also * Basque cuisine, the cuisine of the Basque people * Basque music, the music of the Basque people * Basque conflict * List of people from the Basque Country * Port aux Basques (Port Basque), Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; a town district * * * Bask (other) * BASC (other) BASC may refer to: * Berkeley APEC Study Center * Berlin Air Safety Center * British Association for Shooting a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Géronce
Géronce (; oc-gsc, Geronce; eu, Jeruntze) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Geography Access There are several routes leading in and out of Géronce. Route 936 linking Oloron-Sainte-Marie and Bayonne passes by the outside of the town. Route 836 passes through the middle of Géronce and links route 936 through roundabouts at Orin and at Geüs-d'Oloron. Highway 524 passes through the neighborhoods of Urein, Dous, Castéra, and Lacé, and links route 836 to route 24 via Esquiule and Barcus. Water The Gave d'Oloron (a tributary of the Gave de Pau) flows through the commune, as well as its tributary Joos, and its tributaries, the streams of Josset and Cambillou. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 Communes of France, communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercomm ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aramits
Aramits (; oc, Aràmits; eu, Aramitze) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aramitsiens'' or ''Aramitsiennes''. Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, Geography Location Aramits is located in part of the Barétous valley, the westernmost of the three main valleys of Béarn crossing the Pyrenees. It is located some 15 km south-west of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and 3 km north of Arette. Access Access is by the D919 road from Ance in the north-east to the village then continuing to Lanne-en-Baretous in the south-west. There are also the minor roads D659 from the village north to join the D159 on the northern border and the D133 which goes south from the village to Arette. Bus route 848 of the ''Inter-urban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques'', which connects ''La Pierre Saint-Martin'' (a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Canton Of Montagne Basque
The canton of Montagne Basque (Basque ''Euskal Mendialdea'') is an administrative division of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mauléon-Licharre. Communes It consists of the following communes: #Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan # Aincille #Ainharp #Ainhice-Mongelos #Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette #Aldudes #Alos-Sibas-Abense #Anhaux #Arnéguy #Arrast-Larrebieu #Ascarat #Aussurucq # Banca #Barcus # Béhorléguy #Berrogain-Laruns #Bidarray #Bussunarits-Sarrasquette #Bustince-Iriberry #Camou-Cihigue #Çaro #Charritte-de-Bas # Chéraute #Espès-Undurein #Estérençuby #Etchebar # Gamarthe # Garindein #Gotein-Libarrenx #Haux # L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise #Idaux-Mendy #Irouléguy #Ispoure # Jaxu #Lacarre #Lacarry-Arhan-Charritte-de-Haut # Laguinge-Restoue #Larrau # Lasse #Lecumberry #Lichans-Sunhar #Lichos #Licq-Athérey #Mauléon-Licharre # Menditte #Mendive #Moncay ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arrondissement Of Pau
The arrondissement of Pau (french: Distrito de Pau, eu, Paueko barrutia) is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 269 communes. Its population is 307,892 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Pau, and their INSEE codes, are: # Aast (64001) # Abère (64002) # Abidos (64003) # Abos (64005) # Andoins (64021) # Angaïs (64023) # Anos (64027) # Anoye (64028) # Arbus (64037) # Aressy (64041) # Argagnon (64042) # Argelos (64043) # Arget (64044) # Arnos (64048) # Arricau-Bordes (64052) # Arrien (64053) # Arros-de-Nay (64054) # Arrosès (64056) # Arthez-d'Asson (64058) # Arthez-de-Béarn (64057) # Artigueloutan (64059) # Artiguelouve (64060) # Artix (64061) # Arzacq-Arraziguet (64063) # Assat (64067) # Asson (64068) # Astis (64070) # Aubertin (64072) # Aubin (64073) # Aubous (64074) # Auga (64077) # Auriac (64078) # Aurions-Idernes (64079) # Aussevielle (64080) # Ayd ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arrondissement Of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
The arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 155 communes. Its population is 72,504 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, and their INSEE codes, are: # Abitain (64004) # Accous (64006) # Agnos (64007) # Ainharp (64012) # Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette (64015) # Alos-Sibas-Abense (64017) # Ance Féas (64225) # Andrein (64022) # Angous (64025) # Aramits (64029) # Araujuzon (64032) # Araux (64033) # Aren (64039) # Arette (64040) # Arrast-Larrebieu (64050) # Arudy (64062) # Asasp-Arros (64064) # Aste-Béon (64069) # Athos-Aspis (64071) # Audaux (64075) # Aussurucq (64081) # Auterrive (64082) # Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren (64083) # Aydius (64085) # Barcus (64093) # Barraute-Camu (64096) # Bastanès (64099) # Bedous (64104) # Béost (64110) # Bérenx (64112) # Berrogain-Laruns (64115) # Bescat (64116) # Bidos ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arrondissement Of Bayonne
The arrondissement of Bayonne ( eu, Baioniko barrutia) is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 122 communes. Its population is 293,590 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Bayonne, and their INSEE codes, are: # Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan (64008) # Ahetze (64009) # Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast (64010) # Aincille (64011) # Ainhice-Mongelos (64013) # Ainhoa (64014) # Aldudes (64016) # Amendeuix-Oneix (64018) # Amorots-Succos (64019) # Anglet (64024) # Anhaux (64026) # Arancou (64031) # Arbérats-Sillègue (64034) # Arbonne (64035) # Arbouet-Sussaute (64036) # Arcangues (64038) # Arhansus (64045) # Armendarits (64046) # Arnéguy (64047) # Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby (64049) # Arraute-Charritte (64051) # Ascain (64065) # Ascarat (64066) # Ayherre (64086) # Banca (64092) # Bardos (64094) # Bassussarry (64100) # La Bastide-Clairence (64289) # Bayonne (64102) # Béguios (64105) # B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arrondissements Of France
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', which may be roughly translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes. Municipal arrondissement A municipal arrondissement (, pronounced ), is a subdivision of the commune, used in the three largest cities: Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. It functions as an even lower administrative division, with its own mayor. Although usually referred to simply as an "arrondissement," they should not be confused with departmental arrondissements, which are groupin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzcoa ; french: Guipuscoa) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques at the northeast, with the province and autonomous community of Navarre at east, Biscay at west, Álava at southwest and the Bay of Biscay to its north. It is located at the easternmost extreme of the Cantabric Sea, in the Bay of Biscay. It has of coast land. With a total area of , Gipuzkoa is the smallest province of Spain. The province has 89 municipalities and a population of 720,592 inhabitants (2018), from which more than half live in the Donostia-San Sebastián metropolitan area. Apart from the capital, other important cities are Irun, Errenteria, Zarautz, Mondragón, Eibar, Hondarribia, Oñati, Tolosa, Beasain and Pasaia. The oceanic climate gives the province an intense green colour with littl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Biscay
Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. Biscay is one of the most renowned and prosperous provinces of Spain, historically a major trading hub in the Atlantic Ocean since medieval times and, later on, one of the largest industrial and financial centers of the Iberian peninsula. Since the extensive deindustrialization that took place throughout the 1970s, the economy has come to rely more on the services sector. Etymology It is accepted in linguistics (Koldo Mitxelena, etc.) that ''Bizkaia'' is a cognate of ''bizkar'' (cf. Biscarrosse in Aquitaine), with both place-name variants well attested in the whole Basque Country and out meaning 'low ridge' or 'prominence' (''Iheldo bizchaya'' attested in 1141 for the Monte Igueldo in San Sebastián). Denominations ''Bizkaia'' ''Bi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Euroregion
In European politics, the term Euroregion usually refers to a transnational co-operation structure between two (or more) contiguous territories located in different European countries. Euroregions represent a specific type of cross-border region. Scope Euroregions usually do not correspond to any legislative or governmental institution and do not have direct political power. Their work is limited to the competencies of the local and regional authorities which constitute them. They are usually arranged to promote common interests across the border and to cooperate for the common good of the border populations. Criteria The Association of European Border Regions sets the following criteria for the identification of Euroregions:Council of Europe (date unknown). Local and Regional Democracy and Good Governance Website of the Council of Europe. Retrieved from http://www.coe.int/t/dgap/localdemocracy/Areas_of_Work/Transfrontier_Cooperation/Euroregions/What_is_en.asp. * an association ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |