Guiche (French pronunciation: [ɡiʃ]; Basque: Gixune;[3] Occitan: Guishe) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[4]
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Guiche
Gixune / Guishe | |
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Commune | |
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Location of Guiche | |
Guiche Guiche | |
Coordinates: 43°30′46″N 1°12′10″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Bayonne |
Canton | Nive-Adour |
Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Bussiron[1] |
Area 1 | 24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi) |
Population | 1,001 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64250 /64520 |
Elevation | 0–177 m (0–581 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand features a character known as the Count de Guiche who depicts Antoine III de Gramont, a real-life French marshal from Guiche.
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