Bidache

Bidache (Occitan: Bidaishe; Basque: Bidaxune) is a town and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of south western France. Between 1570 and 1793 it was the centre of the sovereign Principality of Bidache.

Bidache

Bidaxune
The château of Bidache
Coat of arms
Location of Bidache
Bidache
Bidache
Coordinates: 43°29′03″N 1°08′24″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonPays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Dallemane
Area
1
30.43 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,370
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64123 /64520
Elevation0–162 m (0–531 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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