Bayonne facts for kids
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Bayonne
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Subprefecture and commune
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City Hall of Bayonne
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Location in France
Bayonne
Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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| Country | France | ||
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | ||
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | ||
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | ||
| Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons | ||
| Intercommunality | Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz | ||
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21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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47,492 | ||
| • Density | 2,190.6/km2 (5,673.6/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Bayonnais | ||
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code |
64102 /64100
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| Elevation | 0–52 m (0–171 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
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| Website | www.bayonne.fr | ||
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |||
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.
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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).
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Bayonne is surrounded by the communes Boucau, Tarnos (in the Landes department), Lahonce, Mouguerre, Saint-Pierre-d'Irube, Villefranque, Bassussarry and Anglet.
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| Bassussarry | Villefranque | Saint-Pierre-d'Irube |
Population
With a population of 47,492, Bayonne has a population density of 2,191 inhabitants/km2.
The inhabitants of Bayonne are known, in French, as Bayonnais (women: Bayonnaises).
Administration
Bayonne is a sous-préfecture in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department since 1800. It is also the capital of three cantons.
- Bayonne-1, formed with a part of Bayonne and part of Anglet.
- Bayonne-2, formed with a part of Bayonne and the commune Boucau.
- Bayonne-3, formed with the parts of Bayonne not included in the other two cantons.
Gallery
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Sainte Marie cathedral.
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Citadel.
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Confluence of the Adour and Nive rivers.
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Petit Bayonne, a view across the Nive river.
Twin towns
Bayonne is twinned with:
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Images for kids
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Confluence of the Nive in Bayonne in 1843, by Eugène de Malbos
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Public transport around Bayonne: railway lines are black, the intercity bus lines Pyrénées-Atlantiques are green and those of Landes purple. The PTU (perimeter of urban transport, which operates the Chronoplus network is uncharted here) is bounded by a red line.
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Means of transport (water, roads, bridges, and railways).
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The Saint-Esprit bridge over the Adour.
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View of the ramparts overlooking the river.
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The Bartizan on the Redoubt, restored in 2005.
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The Ramparts of Bayonne.
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The Redoubt, a system of fortifications destroyed at the beginning of the 20th century, seen from the Quai de l'Amiral-Lesseps.
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The second Gare de Bayonne, photographed here in the 1930s.
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Fêtes de Bayonne 2004, King Léon.
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The Bayonne Bullfighting ring
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Bayonne Rowing Boat shed
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Rue Poissonnerie, a shopping street in Grand-Bayonne.
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Dark Chocolate with Espelette pepper.
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The Château Vieux
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See also
In Spanish: Bayona (Francia) para niños
