Etchebar
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Etchebar (French pronunciation: [etʃebaʁ]; Basque: Etxebarre)[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Etchebar
Etxebarre | |
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_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Etchebar | |
 Location of Etchebar | |
  Etchebar  Etchebar | |
| Coordinates: 43°04′59″N 0°53′30″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Montagne Basque |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Recalt[1] |
Area 1 | 8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 75 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64222 /64470 |
| Elevation | 280–1,025 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.
