Ciboure

Ciboure
Ciboure
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Hendaye
Intercommunality	Sud Pays Basque
Mayor	Guy Poulou (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	0–83 m (0–272 ft) (avg. 80 m/260 ft)
Land area1	7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Population2	6,466  (2006)
- Density	924 /km2 (2,390 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	64189/ 64500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°23′11″N 1°40′00″W / 43.3864°N 1.66667°W / 43.3864; -1.66667

Ciboure (Basque: Ziburu, meaning 'end of bridge') is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

It lies across the river Nivelle from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

Ciboure is, like its neighbour, a pretty town with many buildings of the traditional Basque style of Lapurdi. The sixteenth century church of St Vincent has an octagonal tower, Basque galleries and a Baroque altarpiece.

Notable people

Ciboure was the birthplace of:

• Maurice Ravel
• Martin de Hoyarçabal

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Mes Vacances à Ciboure - Socoa
• ZIBURU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Information available in Spanish

Birthplace of Maurice Ravel in Ciboure