Ciboure

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Ciboure
Ziburu
Ciboure, seen from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Ciboure, seen from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Coat of arms of Ciboure
Location of Ciboure
Ciboure is located in France
Ciboure
Ciboure
Coordinates: 43°23′11″N 1°40′00″W / 43.3864°N 1.6667°W / 43.3864; -1.6667Coordinates: 43°23′11″N 1°40′00″W / 43.3864°N 1.6667°W / 43.3864; -1.6667
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonSaint-Jean-de-Luz
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eneko Aldana-Douat[1]
Area
1
7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
6,220
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64189 /64500
Elevation0–83 m (0–272 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ciboure (French pronunciation: ​[sibuʁ]; Basque: Ziburu, meaning 'end of bridge') is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

It lies across the river Nivelle from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

Ciboure is, like its neighbour, a pretty town with many buildings of the traditional Basque style of Lapurdi. The 16th-century church of St Vincent has an octagonal tower, Basque galleries and a Baroque altarpiece. Adjacent to Ciboure is the Fort of Socoa, a 15th-century fortress built by Louis XIII.

Notable people[]

Ciboure was the birthplace of:

Ciboure was the residential place of:

  • American Time magazine journalists and authors Charles Wertenbaker and , their son Christian and daughter Timberlake Wertenbaker, who grew up in the Basque Country and were educated in France.[3]
  • Florentino Goikoetxea, a Basque smuggler and, during World War II, a guide across the Pyrenees of Allied airmen shot down in occupied Europe and attempting to escape to neutral Spain. Florentino received the George Medal from Great Britain and the Legion of Honor from France.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ In 1955 Lael Tucker Wertenbaker and her son Christian were filmed and interviewed by Orson Welles on the Basque Country. Living in Ciboure, Basque, at that time, Lael gives a lively insight to that small town on the northern side of the Pyrenees and basque people and culture. Christian gives some short answers,see: "Around the World with Orson Welles" - Orson Welles on the Basque Country with Lael Tucker Wertenbaker. In 1955, Orson Welles became involved in a BBC series of film documentaries (in black & White), titled "Around the World with Orson Welles".

External links[]

Birthplace of Maurice Ravel in Ciboure



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