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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.

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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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9.9 µg/m³
PM10
15.1 µg/m³
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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

Official name
Espelette
Country
France
Population
2155
Area
26.85
Elevation
229
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Baztan
Official website
www.mairie-espelette.fr
Image
Espelette Eglise.jpg
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Category:Espelette
Commons category
Espelette
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Espelette
postal code
64250
associated electoral district
canton of Baïgura et Mondarrain
male population
986
female population
1038
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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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Sights
  • Population
  • Notable people
  • Red peppers
  • See also
  • References
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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.

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

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