Isturits
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Isturits (French pronunciation: [istyʁits]; Basque: Izturitze; also Isturitz) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre (Arberoa).[3]
Isturits
Izturitze | |
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 The town hall of Isturits | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Isturits | |
  Isturits  Isturits | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′01″N 1°12′14″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) | Frédéric Camou[1] |
Area 1 | 13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 537 |
| • Density | 39.5/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64277 /64240 |
| Elevation | 58–345 m (190–1,132 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Isturitz and Oxocelhaya caves are an important Paleolithic site where a Neanderthal mandible was found, as well as later modern human finds associated with the Aurignacian, Solutrean and Magdalenian. They also include cave paintings and bone flutes.[4]
