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Espelette
Sign in to saveEspelette (; ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies in the traditional Basque province of Labourd.
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Espelette, also known natively as Ezpeleta, is a commune in France situated in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Espelette and is located within the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and the arrondissement of Bayonne. The town is part of the Labourd area and the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque. Its postal code is 64250, and it borders the municipalities of Ainhoa, Itxassou, Larressore, and Souraïde.
The commune covers an area of 26.85 square kilometers. According to available data, its population is 2,155, comprising 986 males and 1,038 females. Another source lists the population as 2,032. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 749 meters in one dataset and 79 meters in another. Espelette is associated with the electoral district of canton of Baïgura et Mondarrain.
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Place details
- Locality
- Espelette
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,032
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Espelette
- French commune.native name
- Ezpeleta
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Espelette Eglise.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church of Saint-Étienne
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Espelette 64.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bayonne
- French commune.canton
- Baïgura et Mondarrain
- French commune.INSEE
- 64213
- French commune.postal code
- 64250
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Marie Iputcha
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Pays Basque
- French commune.elevation m
- 77
- French commune.elevation min m
- 33
- French commune.elevation max m
- 749
- French commune.area km2
- 26.85
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Espelette
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bayonne
- Population
- 2155
- Area
- 26.85
- Elevation
- 229
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Espelette
- Shares border with
- Baztan
- Official website
- www.mairie-espelette.fr
- Image
- Espelette Eglise.jpg
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- Category:Espelette
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- Espelette
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- Espelette
- postal code
- 64250
- associated electoral district
- canton of Baïgura et Mondarrain
- male population
- 986
- female population
- 1038
- P8168
- Detlev Ganten
- native label
- Ezpeleta
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-59-93-91-44
- fax number
- +33-5-59-93-89-71
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Espelette (; ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies in the traditional Basque province of Labourd.
==Sights== The town is attractive, with traditional Labourd houses and a castle. The protected sixteenth-century church, Saint-Etienne, has a Baroque altarpiece, and its graveyard has many traditional Basque discoidal tombstones.
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