Esquiule
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Esquiule (French pronunciation: [ɛskjul]; Basque: Eskiula;[3] Occitan: Esquiula) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[4]
Esquiule
Eskiula | |
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 Town hall | |
 Location of Esquiule | |
  Esquiule Location within France  Esquiule Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 43°11′41″N 0°42′25″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Nathalie Coronas[1] |
Area 1 | 28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 522 |
| • Density | 18.3/km2 (47.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64217 /64400 |
| Elevation | 190–661 m (623–2,169 ft) (avg. 198 m or 650 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 Béarn. It stands out as an outpost of the Basque area of Soule,[3] the village being historically Basque speaking. It has often played host to the carnivalesque performances known as maskaradak and its inhabitants arranged and performed one traditional theatre piece of Soule (pastorala) under the title Madalena de Jaureguiberry in 2000.
