Ciboure
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Ciboure, seen from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 43°23′11″N 1°40′00″W / 43.3864°N 1.6667°WCoordinates: 43°23′11″N 1°40′00″W / 43.3864°N 1.6667°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Hendaye | |
| Intercommunality | Sud Pays Basque | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Guy Poulou | |
| Area1 | 7 km2 (3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 6,466 | |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64189 /64500 | |
| Elevation | 0–83 m (0–272 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Ciboure (Basque: Ziburu, meaning 'end of bridge') is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
It lies across the river Nivelle from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Ciboure is, like its neighbour, a pretty town with many buildings of the traditional Basque style of Lapurdi. The sixteenth century has an octagonal tower, Basque galleries and a Baroque altarpiece. Adjacent to Ciboure is the Fort of Socoa, a 15th-century fortress built by Louis XIII.
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