Guiche, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Guiche (French pronunciation: [ɡiʃ]; Basque: Gixune;[3] Occitan: Guishe) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[4]

Guiche
Gixune / Guishe
The chateau of Guiche, seat of the Dukes of Gramont
The chateau of Guiche, seat of the Dukes of Gramont
Coat of arms of Guiche
Location of Guiche
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Guiche is located in France
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Guiche
Guiche is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Guiche
Coordinates: 43°30′46″N 1°12′10″W / 43.5128°N 1.2028°W / 43.5128; -1.2028
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonNive-Adour
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Yves Bussiron[1]
Area
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24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,033
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64250 /64520
Elevation0–177 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.
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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ GIXUNE, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
  4. ^ INSEE commune file