Bidache
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Bidache (French pronunciation: [bydaʃ]; Occitan: Bidaishe; Basque: Bidaxune)[3] is a town and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of south western France. Between 1570 and 1793 it was the centre of the sovereign Principality of Bidache.
Bidache
Bidaxune | |
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 The château of Bidache | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bidache | |
  Bidache  Bidache | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′03″N 1°08′24″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Lasserre[1] |
Area 1 | 30.43 km2 (11.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,338 |
| • Density | 43.97/km2 (113.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64123 /64520 |
| Elevation | 0–162 m (0–531 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
