Île des Faisans
| Native name: Isla de los Faisanes Île des Faisans Konpantzia |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bidasoa |
| Area | 0.00682 km2 (0.00263 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
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France
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| Region | Aquitaine |
| Département | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
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Spain
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| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Guipuscoa |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Pheasant Island (Spanish: Isla de los Faisanes, French: Île des Faisans, Basque: Konpantzia) is an uninhabited river island in the Bidasoa river, between France and Spain.
The island is a condominium established by the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, under joint sovereignty of Spain and France, and is administered by Irun (in Gipuzkoa, Spain) and Hendaye (in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France), which have sovereignty on the island for alternating periods of six months. The island has an area of 6,820 square metres (73,410 square feet) and has been artificially protected from the currents of the river.
The most important historical event that took place on the island was the meeting place for the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees. It was the climax to a series of 24 conferences held between Luis de Haro, a Grandee of Spain and Chief minister of France, Cardinal Mazarin in 1659 following the end of the Thirty Years' War. A monolith was built in the centre of the island to commemorate the meeting.
The island has also been used for several other royal meetings:
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