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Briscous

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Also known as Hiribery (Villeneuve en basque)

Briscous (; ; ) is a town and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.

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Briscous is a commune in France, situated in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It lies within the arrondissement of Bayonne and the canton of La Bastide-Clairence, in the Labourd area. The commune is part of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque and falls under the electoral district of the canton of Nive-Adour. Its postal code is 64240.

The area of Briscous is 31.29 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 135 meters. The population is recorded as 2,965, comprising 1,405 males and 1,401 females. The official name is Briscous, with the Basque name Hiribery (Villeneuve). The native label is Beskoitze. The commune shares borders with Urt, Hasparren, Mouguerre, and Urcuit.

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Place details

Locality
Briscous
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
2,160
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

40US AQIGood
PM2.5
6.3 µg/m³
PM10
8.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Briscous
French commune.native name
Beskoitze
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Briscous Mairie.JPG
French commune.caption
The town hall of Briscous
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason fr ville Briscous.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Bayonne
French commune.canton
Nive-Adour
French commune.INSEE
64147
French commune.postal code
64240
French commune.mayor
Pascal Jocou
French commune.term
2024–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Pays Basque
French commune.elevation m
120
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
135
French commune.area km2
31.29

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Official website

BRISCOUS - Portail officiel de la commune

BRISCOUS, village typique et traditionnel au cœur du Pays Basque proche de l'Espagne ainsi que des côtes basques et landaises à moins d'une heure de Pau.

briscous.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Hiribery (Villeneuve en basque)
Country
France
Population
2965
Area
31.29
Elevation
40
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Urcuit
Official website
www.briscous.fr
Image
Briscous Mairie.JPG
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Commons category
Briscous
postal code
64240
native label
Beskoitze
associated electoral district
canton of Nive-Adour
male population
1405
female population
1401
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-59-31-70-90
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • References

Briscous (; ; ) is a town and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.

==Population==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Briscous” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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