Biriatou
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Hendaye-Côte Basque-Sud | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 20 ′ N , 1 ° 45 ′ W | |
| height | 0-552 m | |
| surface | 11.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,222 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 111 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64700 | |
| INSEE code | 64130 | |
| Website | http://www.biriatou.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Biriatou |
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Biriatou ( Basque : Biriatu ) is a commune in the French Basque Country with 1,222 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayonne , to the canton of Hendaye-Côte Basque-Sud (until 2015: canton of Hendaye ) and to the municipal association Agglomération du Pays Basque . The inhabitants are called Biriatuar .
geography
Biriatou is located about 25 kilometers southwest of Bayonne in the south of the historic Labourd province in the western Pyrenees on the border with Spain . Biriatou is surrounded by the neighboring communities Urrugne in the north and east, Bera in the south and south-east and Irun in the west.
The A63 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 545 | 577 | 530 | 594 | 694 | 831 | 952 | 1,167 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 16th century, monument historique
- Basque steles
