Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia
Pic d'Anie (Basque Auñamendi) is a mountain of the Pyrenees in France, located close to the Spanish border. It is high.
The mountain boasts an almost perfect pyramidal shape and is surrounded by the spectacular karst landscape of. ''Larra'', i ...
meaning 'end of bridge') is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlant ...
France
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.
It lies across the river
Nivelle
Nivelle () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
* Nivelle Offensive
The Nivelle offensive (16 April – 9 May 1917) was a Franco-British operation on the Western Front ...
from the harbour of
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Saint-Jean-de-Luz (; eu, Donibane Lohitzune,Donibane Lohitzune Basque
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
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style of
Lapurdi
Labourd ( eu, Lapurdi; la, Lapurdum; Gascon: ''Labord'') is a former French province and part of the present-day Pyrénées Atlantiques ''département''. It is one of the traditional Basque provinces, and identified as one of the territorial co ...
. The 16th-century church of St Vincent has an octagonal tower, Basque galleries and a Baroque altarpiece. Adjacent to Ciboure is the Fort of Socoa, a 15th-century fortress built by Louis XIII.
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Ciboure is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Ciboure was on 30 July 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 3 February 1956.
Martin de Hoyarçabal
Martin de Hoyarçabal (Martin Oihartzabal in modern spelling) was a French Basque mariner. Little is generally known about his life. He was born in Ciboure, in the Iparralde, the French Basque Country. He is recognized for publishing one of the ...
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Anne Marie Palli
Anne Marie Palli (born 18 April 1955) is a French professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Palli represented her country seven years in a row at the European Lady Junior's Team Championship, for players up to the age of 21, winning four ...
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Philippe Bergeroo
Philippe Bergeroo (born 28 January 1954) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. For France, he earned a total number of three international caps during the late 1970s, early 1980s. He was a member of the French sq ...
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Michel de Sallaberry
Michel de Salaberry (July 4, 1704 – November 27, 1768) enrolled in the French Merchant Navy at a very young age. He was a naval officer and a shipowner from the d' Irumberry de Salaberry family in the Basque area of France. His arrival in Quebe ...
Ciboure was home to:
* American ''
Time
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'' magazine journalists and authors
Charles Wertenbaker
Charles Christian Wertenbaker. (11 February 1901 – 8 January 1955) was an American journalist for ''Time,'' and author.
Career
Wertenbaker was born in 1901, the son of American football coach Bill Wertenbaker.
Wertenbaker worked for Time publ ...
Timberlake Wertenbaker
Timberlake Wertenbaker is a British-based playwright, screenplay writer, and translator who has written plays for the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and others. She has been described in ''The Washington Post'' as "the doyenne of po ...
, who grew up in the Basque Country and were educated in France.In 1955 Lael Tucker Wertenbaker and her son Christian were filmed and interviewed by
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...
on the Basque Country. Living in Ciboure, Basque, at that time, Lael gives a lively insight to that small town on the northern side of the Pyrenees and basque people and culture. Christian gives some short answers,see "Around the World with Orson Welles" - Orson Welles on the Basque Country with Lael Tucker Wertenbaker In 1955, Orson Welles became involved in a BBC series of film documentaries (in black & White), titled "
Around the World with Orson Welles
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Florentino Goikoetxea
Florentino Goikoetxea (Goicoechea, Goikoetxe) (1898-1980) was a Basque who worked for the Comet Escape Line during World II. A smuggler by profession, he guided more than 200 Allied airmen shot down in occupied Belgium and France over the Pyre ...
, a Basque smuggler and, during World War II, a guide across the Pyrenees of Allied airmen shot down in occupied Europe and attempting to escape to neutral Spain. Florentino received the
George Medal
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from
Great Britain
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Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 546 communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Untxin