Guethary
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Guéthary Getaria |
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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 | 0-73 m | |
| surface | 1.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,320 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 943 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64210 | |
| INSEE code | 64249 | |
| Website | http://www.guethary.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Guéthary |
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Guéthary ( Basque Getaria ) is a French municipality with 1320 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 Getariar .
geography
Guéthary is part of the historic Basque province of Labourd and is located on the Bay of Biscay . Guéthary is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bidart in the north and east and Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the southwest.
The former Route nationale 10 (today's D810) and the Autoroute A63 lead through the municipality from Bordeaux via Bayonne to San Sebastian .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 1,036 | 1,034 | 965 | 1,042 | 1.105 | 1,284 | 1,322 | 1,281 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church from the 16th / 17th centuries Century, conversions from the 19th century
- Guéthary Museum
- town hall
- Villa Saraléguinéa, Monument historique
Personalities
- Pierre-Xavier Mugabure (1850–1910), missionary, Archbishop of Tokyo (1906–1910)
- Paul-Jean Toulet (1867–1920), writer
- Felipe Cazals (born 1937), director
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the Canadian community of Trois-Pistoles in Québec.
