Bayonne

Bayonne (Gascon Baiona; Basque: Baiona; Spanish: Bayona) is a city and commune in southwestern France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a subprefecture.

For the city in the United States, see Bayonne, New Jersey.
Bayonne
Subprefecture and commune
City Hall of Bayonne
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne
Coordinates: 43°29′N 1°29′W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonChief town of 3 cantons
IntercommunalityBayonne-Anglet-Biarritz
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-René Etchegaray
Area
1
21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
47,492
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bayonnais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64102 /64100
Elevation0–52 m (0–171 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
Websitewww.bayonne.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Bayonne has an area of 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi) and its average altitude is 28 m (92 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 4 m (13 ft).[1]

Bayonne and its neighboring communes

Bayonne is surrounded by the communes Boucau, Tarnos (in the Landes department), Lahonce, Mouguerre, Saint-Pierre-d'Irube, Villefranque, Bassussarry and Anglet.

Population

With a population of 47,492,[2] Bayonne has a population density of 2,191 inhabitants/km2.

The inhabitants of Bayonne are known, in French, as Bayonnais (women: Bayonnaises).[3]

Administration

Bayonne is a sous-préfecture in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department since 1800. It is also the capital of three cantons.[4]

  1. Bayonne-1, formed with a part of Bayonne and part of Anglet.
  2. Bayonne-2, formed with a part of Bayonne and the commune Boucau.
  3. Bayonne-3, formed with the parts of Bayonne not included in the other two cantons.

Twin towns

Bayonne is twinned with:[5]

References
  1. "City of Bayonne". Map-France.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. "Populations lègales 2013 - 64-Pyrénées-Atlantiques". Populations légales 2013 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. "Bayonne (64100)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. "Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. "Relations Internationales". Ville de Bayonn (in French). Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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