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Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.t‿etjɛn də ba.iɡɔʁi]; Basque: Baigorri)[2] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[3] It is part of the former province of Lower Navarre.[2] It borders the municipality of Baztan to the west (Spain, access via the Izpegi Pass).

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Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry Baigorri
Commune
A baserri in Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry
Location of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry
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Coordinates: 43°10′02″N 1°20′43″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Montagne Basque
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Coscarat
Area 1	69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	1,478
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64477 /64430
Elevation	146–1,049 m (479–3,442 ft) (avg. 273 m or 896 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the main access to the Aldudes valley, having nearby the Castle, Château d'Etchaux [fr],[4] the river through the place being known as the river Nive des Aldudes.

The town is home to the renowned Day of Navarre[5] (Basque: Nafarroa Eguna), a festival attracting a massive turnout (by thousands) from the Spanish and French side of Navarre 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.[6]

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

• Bidarray, Northwards. 652 inhabitants in 2006. Some 30 km². 43°16′3″N 1°20′38″W
• Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa- North-East. 462 inhabitants in 2006. 43°14′21″N 1°18′43″W
• Irouléguy. East. Famous vineyards for many years. 316 inhabitants in 2006, 43°10′40″N 1°18′01″W
• Anhaux. South-West.280 inhabitants in 2006. 12.3 km²., 43°10′9″N 1°17′28″W
• Banca. South. Some 373 inhabitants in 2006, 43°7′39″N 1°22′23″W

Demography

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

Transportation

Set in a mountainous area, Baigorri is communicated by departmental roads D15 and D948, with a coach line offering service to Ossès (Basque Ortzaize) within TER Aquitaine's network.

The Area as a part of the French GR10, French footpaths,(Grand Randonnée 10)[7]

Main sights

• Saint-Etienne church, in a Viscounty created in 1033 by King Sancho III of Navarre, is mentioned in documents of 1253, but with a Baroque retable of the 17th century displaying the stoning of 1st century AD Saint Étienne[8]
• Château d'Etchaux, built in the 16th century by Viscount of Baïgorry[9]

Coat of arms

The meaning in Basque is the “red bank of the river”, in this case the river Nive, flowing through Bayonne and discharging the waters in the 324 km long Adour River.

Notable people

• Jean Isidore Harispe, 1st Comte Harispe, (Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, 7 December 1768 - Lacarre, 26 May 1855), was a distinguished French soldier of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as of the following period. Harispe was created a Marshal of France in 1851.
• Jean-Baptiste Etcheverry, general councillor of Basses-Pyrénées and deputy of the Second French Empire, was born in Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry in 1805.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

На других языках

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[de] Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry

Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry (baskisch Baigorri) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 1478 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Pyrénées-Atlantiques in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (vor 2016: Aquitanien). Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Bayonne und war bis zu dessen Auflösung 2015 Hauptort des Kantons Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, seither gehört sie zum Kanton Montagne Basque.

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- [en] Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry

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[es] Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry

Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry (en euskera Baigorri) es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Aquitania, departamento de Pirineos Atlánticos, en el distrito de Bayona y cantón de Montaña Vasca. Pertenece a la provincia histórica de Baja Navarra en el País Vasco francés.

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[ru] Сент-Этьен-де-Баигорри

Сент-Этье́н-де-Баигорри́ (фр. Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Аквитания. Департамент — Атлантические Пиренеи. Административный центр кантона Монтань-Баск. Округ коммуны — Байонна.

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