The communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque (; , "agglomeration community of the Basque Country"),Euskal Herriko Elkargoa / Communauté Pays Basque. communate-paysbasque.fr is the agglomeration community (federation of communes), centred on the cities of Bayonne and Biarritz. Also referred to as the French Basque Country, or Northern Basque Country ( (), , ), it is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France.
It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former communauté de l'agglomération Côte Basque-Adour, communauté de l'agglomération Sud Pays Basque and eight communautés de communes. Its area is 2968 km2. Its population was 312,278 in 2018, including 51,411 in Bayonne and 25,532 in Biarritz.Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022.
Since April 11, 2026, is presided by Alain Iriart, the abertzale mayor of Hiriburu.
Composition The Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque consists of the following 158 communes:CA du Pays Basque (N° SIREN : 200067106), BANATIC. Accessed 11 November 2024.INSEE
Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan Ahetze Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast Aincille Ainharp Ainhice-Mongelos Ainhoa Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette Aldudes Alos-Sibas-Abense Amendeuix-Oneix Amorots-Succos Anglet Anhaux Arancou Arbérats-Sillègue Arbonne Arbouet-Sussaute Arcangues Arhansus Armendarits Arnéguy Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby Arrast-Larrebieu Arraute-Charritte Ascain Ascarat Aussurucq Ayherre Banca Barcus Bardos Bassussarry Bayonne Béguios Béhasque-Lapiste Béhorléguy Bergouey-Viellenave Berrogain-Laruns Beyrie-sur-Joyeuse Biarritz Bidache Bidarray Bidart Biriatou Bonloc Boucau Briscous Bunus Bussunarits-Sarrasquette Bustince-Iriberry Cambo-les-Bains Came Camou-Cihigue Çaro Charritte-de-Bas Chéraute Ciboure Domezain-Berraute Espelette Espès-Undurein Estérençuby Etcharry Etchebar Gabat Gamarthe Garindein Garris Gotein-Libarrenx Guéthary Guiche Halsou Hasparren Haux Hélette Hendaye Hosta Ibarrolle Idaux-Mendy Iholdy Ilharre Irissarry Irouléguy Ispoure Isturits Itxassou Jatxou Jaxu Juxue La Bastide-Clairence Labets-Biscay Lacarre Lacarry-Arhan-Charritte-de-Haut Laguinge-Restoue Lahonce Lantabat Larceveau-Arros-Cibits Larrau Larressore Larribar-Sorhapuru Lasse Lecumberry L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise Lichans-Sunhar Lichos Licq-Athérey Lohitzun-Oyhercq Louhossoa Luxe-Sumberraute Macaye Masparraute Mauléon-Licharre Méharin Mendionde Menditte Mendive Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu Montory Mouguerre Musculdy Ordiarp Orègue Orsanco Ossas-Suhare Osserain-Rivareyte Ossès Ostabat-Asme Pagolle Roquiague Sainte-Engrâce Saint-Esteben Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry Saint-Jean-de-Luz Saint-Jean-le-Vieux Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port Saint-Just-Ibarre Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa Saint-Michel Saint-Palais Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle Saint-Pierre-d'Irube Sames Sare Sauguis-Saint-Étienne Souraïde Suhescun Tardets-Sorholus Trois-Villes Uhart-Cize Uhart-Mixe Urcuit Urepel Urrugne Urt Ustaritz Villefranque Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
See also Government of Navarre Basque Government
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