Guiche, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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Guiche Gixune / Guishe
Commune
The chateau of Guiche, seat of the Dukes of Gramont
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Coordinates: 43°30′46″N 1°12′10″W / 43.5128°N 1.2028°W / 43.5128; -1.2028Coordinates: 43°30′46″N 1°12′10″W / 43.5128°N 1.2028°W / 43.5128; -1.2028
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Nive-Adour
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Bussiron[1]
Area 1	24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	979
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64250 /64520
Elevation	0–177 m (0–581 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guiche (French pronunciation: ​[ɡiʃ]; Basque: Gixune; Occitan: Guishe) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Popular culture[]

The anime/manga Rose of Versailles references Guiche as a dukedom when the "" () plays a role in the story where the Duchess of Polignac engages both of her daughters to be married to him against their will (one of which, Rosalie Lamorlière, plays a central role in the story).

The play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand features a character known as the Count de Guiche who depicts Antoine III de Gramont, a real-life French marshal from Guiche.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guiche.

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

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