Boucau

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Boucau Occitan: Bocau; Basque: Bokale
Commune
The west gate of the Guilhou woods
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Coordinates: 43°31′28″N 1°29′07″W / 43.5244°N 1.4853°W / 43.5244; -1.4853Coordinates: 43°31′28″N 1°29′07″W / 43.5244°N 1.4853°W / 43.5244; -1.4853
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Bayonne-2
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Gonzalez[1]
Area 1	6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	8,489
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Boucalais (French) Bokales (Basque) Bocalés (Gascon)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64140 /64340
Elevation	0–51 m (0–167 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boucau (Occitan: Bocau; Basque: Bokale) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is located in the former province of Labourd.

Location[]

Boucau is a part of Gascony. It is situated next to the Landes department.

Geography[]

Boucau is within the Bayonne-Biarritz conurbation, and within the Bayonne urban unit. It covers an area of 5.4 km² and had a population of 8,200 at the 2016 Census. The density is 1,337 people per square kilometre. The population has grown by 11% since 1999. Surrounded by Bayonne, Anglet and Tarnos, Boucau is 4 km north-west of Bayonne, the largest city of the surrounding region. The city sits 11 metres above sea level, and the Adour river runs through the town.

Hydrography[]

The Adour flows through Boucau before flowing into the Bay of Biscay with Tarnos (Landes) on the left bank and Anglet (Pyrenées-Atlantique) on the right. One of the rivers that flows into the Adour, the stream of the Esbouc Mill, runs through Boucau.

Neighbourhoods[]

Boucau is divided into nine neighbourhoods. These are:

• Montespan in the north
• Matignon in the north
• Beyré in the north
• Barthassot in the north
• Lahillade in the centre
• Romatet in the centre
• Picquessary in the centre
• Loustau in the south
• Saint-Gobain in the south

See also[]

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boucau.

• (in Spanish) BOKALE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)

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