Izeste
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Izeste (French pronunciation: [izɛst]; Occitan: Isesta) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Izeste | |
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 The chateau of Izeste | |
 Location of Izeste | |
  Izeste  Izeste | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′34″N 0°25′29″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 |
| Intercommunality | Vallée d'Ossau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Carrey[1] |
Area 1 | 6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 442 |
| • Density | 64.6/km2 (167/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64280 /64260 |
| Elevation | 411–1,368 m (1,348–4,488 ft) (avg. 421 m or 1,381 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Its inhabitants are called Isestois.[3]
Notable people
- Théophile de Bordeu (born in Izeste in 1722; died in Bagnères-de-Bigorre in 1776, was a doctor to Louis XV and a character in Le Rêve de d'Alembert by Diderot.
