Urcuit (French pronunciation: [yʁkɥit]; Basque: Urketa)[3] is a small village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.[3]

Urcuit
Urketa
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Urcuit
Location of Urcuit
Map
Urcuit is located in France
Urcuit
Urcuit
Urcuit is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Urcuit
Urcuit
Coordinates: 43°29′11″N 1°20′07″W / 43.4864°N 1.3353°W / 43.4864; -1.3353
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonNive-Adour
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raymond Darricarrere[1]
Area
1
13.69 km2 (5.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,914
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64540 /64990
Elevation0–66 m (0–217 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 749—    
1975 882+2.36%
1982 1,329+6.03%
1990 1,688+3.03%
1999 1,796+0.69%
2007 2,063+1.75%
2012 2,326+2.43%
2017 2,492+1.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b URKETA, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE