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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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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
- Official name
- Guéthary
- Population
- 1306
- Area
- 1.4
- Elevation
- 35
- Official website
- www.guethary.fr
- Image
- Guéthary (Pyr-Atl., Fr) Mairie + Fronton.JPG
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- Commons category
- Guéthary
- postal code
- 64210
- 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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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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