Ustaritz

Ustaritz (Basque: Uztaritze) is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is located on the river Nive some 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) inland from Bayonne.

Ustaritz

Uztaritze
The former rue des Magistrats
Location of Ustaritz
Ustaritz
Ustaritz
Coordinates: 43°24′01″N 1°27′19″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonUstaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Bruno Carrère
Area
1
32.75 km2 (12.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
6,822
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64547 /64480
Elevation0–143 m (0–469 ft)
(avg. 9 m or 30 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ustaritz was the location of the assembly of local Basque leaders before the French Revolution. The 19th-century French playwright and historian Jean-Joseph Ader (1796–1859) was born in Ustaritz.

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References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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