Etchebar (French pronunciation: [etʃebaʁ]; Basque: Etxebarre)[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Etchebar
Etxebarre
The town hall of Etchebar
The town hall of Etchebar
Location of Etchebar
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Etchebar is located in France
Etchebar
Etchebar
Etchebar is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Etchebar
Etchebar
Coordinates: 43°04′59″N 0°53′30″W / 43.0831°N 0.8917°W / 43.0831; -0.8917
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementOloron-Sainte-Marie
CantonMontagne Basque
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Recalt[1]
Area
1
8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
74
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64222 /64470
Elevation280–1,025 m (919–3,363 ft)
(avg. 274 m or 899 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located in the former province of Soule.[3]

Etchebar served as the place of residence of Nicholai Hel, the main character in Trevanian's novel Shibumi.

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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 ETXEBARRE, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)