Ahetze
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 24 ′ N , 1 ° 34 ′ W | |
| height | 7-100 m | |
| surface | 10.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,158 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 204 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64210 | |
| INSEE code | 64009 | |
| Website | http://www.ahetze.fr/ | |
_Mairie_et_fronton.JPG) Ahetze town hall |
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Ahetze is a French commune with 2,158 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Ahetze belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayonne and the canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle (until 2015: canton of Ustaritz ). The inhabitants are called Aheztars .
geography
Ahetze is located about 15 kilometers south-southwest of Bayonne in the French Basque Country and the historic Labourd countryside . Ahetze is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bidart in the north and north-west, Arbonne in the north and east, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle in the south and Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the west and south-west.
The former route nationale 132 (today's D932) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 479 | 484 | 567 | 869 | 1,069 | 1,318 | 1,468 | 1,899 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 16th century
- numerous Basque houses from the 17th and 18th centuries
- Watermill
Saint Martin Church
Watermill
