Ustaritz
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Ustaritz Uztaritze |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 24 ′ N , 1 ° 27 ′ W | |
| height | 0-143 m | |
| surface | 32.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,822 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 208 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64480 | |
| INSEE code | 64547 | |
| Website | http://www.ustaritz.fr/ | |
Ustaritz ( Basque Uztaritze ) is a French commune in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Ustaritz was the capital of the ancient Basque province of Labourd .
The municipality is located about 13 kilometers from Bayonne inland and has 6,822 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The river Nive flows through Ustaritz .
Ustaritz is the capital of the canton Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle and was the capital (French: chef-lieu ) of the canton Ustaritz until its dissolution in 2015 .
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2,393 | 2,477 | 2,841 | 3,353 | 4.263 | 4,984 | 5,966 | 6,822 |
Parish partnership
Ustaritz's partner municipality is Tolosa in the Spanish Basque Country.
economy
The place is one of the ten municipalities that are allowed to grow and sell the Basque pepper Piment d'Espelette under the appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC).
Web links
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- ↑ Annuaire des villes jumelées
- ↑ Actimage: Fiche produit. In: www.inao.gouv.fr. Retrieved April 2, 2016 .