The communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque (Basque: Euskal Hirigune Elkargoa),[1] is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the cities of Bayonne and Biarritz. It is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. 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]
Communauté Pays Basque / Euskal Hirigune Elkargoa | |
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Communauté d'agglomération | |
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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 |
The Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque consists of the following 158 communes:[2][4][5]
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