Bidart
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Luz | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 26 ′ N , 1 ° 36 ′ W | |
| height | 0-80 m | |
| surface | 12.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,811 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 561 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64210 | |
| INSEE code | 64125 | |
| Website | http://www.bidart.fr/ | |
 Bidart Town Hall |
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Bidart ( Basque Bidarte ) is a French municipality with 6811 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It is located in the Bayonne arrondissement and is part of the canton of Saint-Jean-de-Luz . The inhabitants are called Bidartar .
geography
Bidart is part of the historic Basque province of Labourd and lies on the Uhabia River , which flows into the Bay of Biscay here . Bidart is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Biarritz in the north, Arbonne in the east, Ahetze in the southeast, Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the south and Guéthary in the southwest.
The former Route nationale 10 and the Autoroute A63 lead through the municipality from Bordeaux via Bayonne to San Sebastian .
Attractions
- Château d'Ilbarritz, built between 1895 and 1897 for the Baron Albert de l'Espée, has been a monument historique since 1990
- L'Atalaye tower
- Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, built in the 16th century, monument historique since 2001
- Sainte-Madeleine Chapel, built in the 19th century
Personalities
- Giovanni Rossi (1926–1983), French-Swiss cyclist
