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Also known as Izturitze

Isturits (; ; ; also Isturitz) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre (Arberoa).

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Isturits, known locally as Izturitze, is a commune in France situated within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It lies in the arrondissement of Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and Lower Navarre. The administrative entity is part of the canton of La Bastide-Clairence and the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque. Its associated electoral district is the canton of Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre.

The commune covers an area of 13.6 square kilometers and has an elevation of 345 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Ayherre, Orègue, Saint-Esteben, and Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue. The population is recorded as 537, comprising 254 males and 264 females, with the demonym izturiztar. The postal code for the area is 64240.

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Place details

Locality
Isturits
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
380

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Key facts

French commune.name
Isturits
French commune.native name
Izturitze
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Isturits Mairie.JPG
French commune.caption
The town hall of Isturits
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Isturits 64.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Bayonne
French commune.canton
Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
French commune.INSEE
64277
French commune.postal code
64240
French commune.mayor
Frédéric Camou
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Pays Basque
French commune.elevation m
125
French commune.elevation min m
58
French commune.elevation max m
345
French commune.area km2
13.60

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Isturits
Demonym
izturiztar
Country
France
Population
537
Area
13.6
Elevation
150
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue
Official website
isturitz.fr
Image
Isturits Mairie.JPG
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Commons category
Isturits
postal code
64240
male population
254
female population
264
native label
Izturitze
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-59-29-62-84
fax number
+33-5-59-29-62-84
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Encyclopedic overview

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Isturits (; ; ; also Isturitz) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre (Arberoa).

The Isturitz and Oxocelhaya caves are an important Paleolithic site where a Neanderthal mandible was found, as well as later modern human finds associated with the Aurignacian, Solutrean and Magdalenian. They also include cave paintings and bone flutes.

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

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