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Barcus
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Barcus (; ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France in the former province of Soule.
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Barcus is a commune in France, situated within the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie. It lies in the Soule region and is part of the canton of Mauléon-Licharre. The municipality borders Roquiague, Aramits, Aren, and Chéraute. Its official name is Barcus, with the native label Barkoxe, and its residents are known as barkoxtar. The local nickname is xorro gorriak, jinko faltsiak.
The area of the commune is 46.93 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 734 inhabitants and another citing 843. Demographic data indicates 332 males and 310 females. Barcus is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque and is associated with the canton of Montagne Basque for electoral purposes. The postal code is 64130.
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- Locality
- Barcus
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 843
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Barcus
- French commune.native name
- Barkoxe
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Barcus village.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Barcus
- French commune.arrondissement
- Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- French commune.canton
- Montagne Basque
- French commune.INSEE
- 64093
- French commune.postal code
- 64130
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Marc Baranthol
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Pays Basque
- French commune.elevation m
- 328
- French commune.elevation min m
- 176
- French commune.elevation max m
- 793
- French commune.area km2
- 46.93
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Barcus
- Demonym
- barkoxtar
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- Population
- 654
- Area
- 46.93
- Elevation
- 309
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Trois-Villes
- Image
- Barkoxe eliza pilotalekua.JPG
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- Commons category
- Barcus
- postal code
- 64130
- native label
- Barkoxe
- associated electoral district
- canton of Montagne Basque
- male population
- 332
- female population
- 310
- P8168
- John Denver
- nickname
- jinko faltsiak
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-59-28-90-80
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Access
- Hydrography
- Places and Hamlets
- Toponymy
- History
- Administration
- Inter-communality
- Demography
- Economy
- Culture and heritage
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Cultural events
- Notable people linked to the commune
- See also
- Notes and references
- Notes
- References
Barcus (; ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France in the former province of Soule.
==Geography==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barcus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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