Gabat, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Gabat (Occitan: Cabàs; Basque: Gabadi)[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Gabat
Gabadi | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Gabat | |
  Gabat  Gabat | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′19″N 1°01′59″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre |
| Intercommunality | Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Prebende[1] |
Area 1 | 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 274 |
| • Density | 33.0/km2 (85.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64228 /64120 |
| Elevation | 23–156 m (75–512 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 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 Lower Navarre, in the Pyrenees.[3] The local dialect is western bas-navarrais. Inhabitants are called Gabardiars.
Names
Historically attested name (form)s are Gabat (1125), Sancta Maria de Bagad / Bagadh (1160), Gavat (12th century cartulary of Sorde), Bagat (1203), Gavat (1268), Gabat (1316 & 1413) and Nostre-Done de Gabat (1472, notaries of Labastide-Villefranche).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 202 | — |
| 1975 | 199 | −0.21% |
| 1982 | 224 | +1.70% |
| 1990 | 229 | +0.28% |
| 1999 | 215 | −0.70% |
| 2007 | 206 | −0.53% |
| 2012 | 224 | +1.69% |
| 2017 | 256 | +2.71% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
