Souraïde

Souraïde Zuraide
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Baïgura et Mondarrain
Community association	Pays Basque
Coordinates	43 ° 21 ′  N , 1 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 21 ′  N , 1 ° 28 ′  W
height	40-363 m
surface	16.86 km 2
Residents	1,400 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	83 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	64250
INSEE code	64527
Town hall (Mairie) of Souraïde

Souraïde ( Basque : Zuraide ) is a commune in the French Basque Country with 1,400 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayonne and the canton of Baïgura et Mondarrain (until 2015: canton of Espelette ). The inhabitants are called Zuraidar .

geography

Souraïde is located about 16 kilometers south of Bayonne in the south of the historic Labourd province in the western Pyrenees . Souraïde is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ustaritz in the north, Espelette in the east, Ainhoa in the south and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	482	548	620	777	937	1,082	1,165	1,351
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church from the 12th century
• Town hall, former town house from the 16th century

Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church

Web links

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