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Ustaritz

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Also known as Uztaritze, Ustàrits, Marat-sur-Nive

Ustaritz (; ) is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, southwestern France. It is located on the river Nive some inland from Bayonne. Ustaritz station has rail connections to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Cambo-les-Bains and Bayonne.

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Ustaritz is a commune in France, situated in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It lies within the arrondissement of Bayonne and the Labourd area, serving as the capital of the canton of Ustaritz and the canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle. The commune borders Bassussarry, Arcangues, Espelette, and Jatxou. Its official name is Ustaritz, Marat-sur-Nive, and it is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque.

The area of Ustaritz is 32.75 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 143 meters. It has a population of 7,897, comprising 3,275 males and 3,547 females. The postal code for the commune is 64480. Ustaritz is twinned with Tolosa.

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Place details

Locality
Ustaritz
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
5,662
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

44US AQIGood
PM2.5
9.9 µg/m³
PM10
15.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Ustaritz
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Ustaritz Façades basques.jpg
French commune.caption
The former rue des Magistrats
French commune.arrondissement
Bayonne
French commune.canton
Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
French commune.INSEE
64547
French commune.postal code
64480
French commune.mayor
Bruno Carrere
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Pays Basque
French commune.elevation m
9
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
143
French commune.area km2
32.75

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Ustaritz (; ) is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, southwestern France. It is located on the river Nive some inland from Bayonne. Ustaritz station has rail connections to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Cambo-les-Bains and Bayonne.

Ustaritz was the location of the assembly of local Basque leaders before the French Revolution. The 19th-century French playwright and historian Jean-Joseph Ader (1796–1859) was born in Ustaritz.

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

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