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Guéthary
Sign in to saveGuéthary (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is located in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, the town traditionally standing on the northernmost coastal linguistic boundary of the Basque language. Guéthary station has rail connections to Hendaye, Bayonne and Bordeaux.
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Guéthary is a commune in France, situated in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department within the Labourd region and the arrondissement of Bayonne. It is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque. The commune borders Bidart and Saint-Jean-de-Luz and is located next to the Cantabrian Sea. Its native label is Getaria, and it falls under the electoral district of the canton of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
The area of Guéthary is 1.4 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 73 meters. The population is 1,347, consisting of 609 males and 711 females. The postal code for the commune is 64210.
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Place details
- Locality
- Guéthary
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,370
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.INSEE
- 64249
- French commune.name
- Guéthary
- French commune.native name
- Getaria
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Guéthary (Pyr-Atl., Fr) Mairie + Fronton.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall and fronton of Guéthary
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de Guéthary.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bayonne
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- French commune.postal code
- 64210
- French commune.mayor
- Marie-Pierre Burre-Cassou
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Pays Basque
- French commune.elevation m
- 40
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 73
- French commune.area km2
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Guéthary
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bayonne
- Population
- 1306
- Area
- 1.4
- Elevation
- 35
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Cantabrian Sea
- Shares border with
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Official website
- www.guethary.fr
- Image
- Guéthary (Pyr-Atl., Fr) Mairie + Fronton.JPG
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- Commons category
- Guéthary
- postal code
- 64210
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- different from
- Georges Guétary
- male population
- 609
- female population
- 711
- P8168
- James Schwarzenbach
- native label
- Getaria
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-59-26-57-83
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- See also
- References
- External links
Guéthary (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is located in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, the town traditionally standing on the northernmost coastal linguistic boundary of the Basque language. Guéthary station has rail connections to Hendaye, Bayonne and Bordeaux.
==History== Guéthary has existed as a small fishing village since the early 12th century. It became famous for hunting whales in the 13th century. The linguist Henri Gavel put down the name of the town to the Gascon word getari, 'post for watching' (the whales), while this assumption has been disputed by current linguists, who ultimately trace the name back to Latin caetaria (via Basque), 'fish processing facility', as supported by archaeological evidence unearthed both in Guéthary and the same name Getaria from Gipuzkoa.
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