Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry (; eu, Baigorri)BAIGORRI
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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 ...

department in south-western

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. It is part of the former province of

Lower Navarre Lower Navarre ( eu, Nafarroa Beherea/Baxenabarre; Gascon/Bearnese: ''Navarra Baisha''; french: Basse-Navarre ; es, Baja Navarra) is a traditional region of the present-day French ''département'' of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It corresponds to the ...

. It borders the

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of Baztan to the west (Spain, access via the

Izpegi Pass The Izpegi Pass (french: Col d'Ispeguy, eu, Izpegiko Lepoa, es, Puerto de Izpegui) is a 672 m high Pyrenean mountain pass located right on the border between Spain and France, linking the Baztan and Baigorri valleys in the Basque Country. ...

). It is the main access to the

Aldudes Aldudes (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aldulais'' or ''Al ...

valley, having nearby the Castle, , the river through the place being known as the river

Nive The Nive (; eu, Errobi; oc, Niva) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is long. The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by ...

des Aldudes. The town is home to the renowned Day of Navarre ( eu, Nafarroa Eguna), a festival attracting a massive turnout (by thousands) from the Spanish and French side of

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

in early May intended to strengthen ties between both Navarrese territories and affirming their common Basque identity.

Canton

Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry was the chief town of the former canton of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry. Its 11 communes had some 5,727 inhabitants on some 311 km² in 2006, with decreasing population. In 2015, the canton was merged into the new canton of Montagne Basque.

French Communes limiting with the town of Saint-Étienne de Baïgorry

* Bidarray, Northwards. 652 inhabitants in 2006. Some 30 km². *

Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa (; eu, Arrosa)ARROSA

Irouléguy. East. Famous vineyards for many years. 316 inhabitants in 2006, *

Anhaux Anhaux ()ANHAUZE
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. South. Some 373 inhabitants in 2006,

Demography

Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry has 1617 inhabitants, as of the 2006

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Transportation

Set in a mountainous area, Baigorri is communicated by departmental roads D15 and D948, with a coach line offering service to

Ossès Ossès (; eu, Ortzaize)ORTZAIZE

TER Aquitaine TER Aquitaine was the regional rail network serving the Aquitaine ''région'', France. In 2017 it was merged into the new TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Network Rail Road * Agen – Villeneuve-sur-Lot * Ossès – Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry ...

's network. The Area as a part of the French GR10, French

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,(Grand Randonnée 10)

Main sights

*Saint-Etienne church, in a Viscounty created in 1033 by King

Sancho III of Navarre Sancho Garcés III ( 992-996 – 18 October 1035), also known as Sancho the Great ( es, Sancho el Mayor, eu, Antso Gartzez Nagusia), was the King of Pamplona from 1004 until his death in 1035. He also ruled the County of Aragon and by marriage t ...

, is mentioned in documents of 1253, but with a Baroque

retable A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate structure ...

of the 17th century displaying the

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of 1st century AD Saint Étienne *Château d'Etchaux, built in the 16th century by Viscount of Baïgorry

Coat of arms

The meaning in Basque is the “red bank of the river”, in this case the river

, flowing through

Bayonne Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine r ...

and discharging the waters in the 324 km long

Adour The Adour (; eu, Aturri; oc, Ador) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean ( Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. ...

River.

Notable people

* Jean Isidore Harispe, 1st Comte Harispe, (Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, 7 December 1768 -

Lacarre Lacarre (; eu, Lakarra)LAKARRA

Jean-Baptiste Etcheverry, general councillor of Basses-Pyrénées and deputy of the Second French Empire, was born in Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry in 1805.