Bidache | ||
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Commune | ||
The château of Bidache
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Coordinates: 43°29′03″N 1°08′24″W / 43.4842°N 1.140000°WCoordinates: 43°29′03″N 1°08′24″W / 43.4842°N 1.140000°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
Canton | Bidache | |
Intercommunality | Pays de Bidache | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Dallemane | |
Area1 | 30.43 km2 (11.75 sq mi) | |
Population (2009)2 | 1,267 | |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 64123 /64520 | |
Elevation | 0–162 m (0–531 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bidache (Occitan: Bidaishe; Basque: Bidaxune) is a town and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of south western France. Between 1570 and 1793 it was the centre of the sovereign Principality of Bidache.