Louhossoa
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Louhossoa Luhuso |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Baïgura et Mondarrain | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 71-369 m | |
| surface | 7.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 887 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 120 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64250 | |
| INSEE code | 64350 | |
Louhossoa ( Basque Luhuso ) is a French municipality with 887 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Louhossoa belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayonne and the Canton of Baïgura et Mondarrain (until 2015: Canton Espelette ). The inhabitants are called Luhusoar .
geography
Louhossoa is located about 22 kilometers south-southeast of Bayonne on the Nive (Basque: Errobi ) in the French Basque Country and the historic Labourd landscape . Louhossoa is surrounded by the neighboring communities Macaye in the north and east, Bidarray in the south, Itxassou in the west and Cambo-les-Bains in the northwest.
The former route nationale 132 (today's D918) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 481 | 452 | 505 | 508 | 521 | 580 | 784 | 890 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 17th century
