Roncesvalles

Roncesvalles
Orreaga (Basque)
Orreaga / Roncesvalles
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Coat of arms of Roncesvalles
Roncesvalles is located in Spain
Roncesvalles
Roncesvalles
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°0′N 1°19′W / 43.000°N 1.317°W / 43.000; -1.317
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityNavarre
ProvinceNavarre
Comarca / EskualdeaAuñamendi
Judicial districtAgoitz / Aóiz
Government
 • MayorLuis Echeverría Echávarren
Area
 • Total15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation
923 m (3,028 ft)
Highest elevation
1,564 m (5,131 ft)
Lowest elevation
910 m (2,990 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total21
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
DemonymOrreagatar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31650
Dialing code948
WebsiteOfficial website

Roncesvalles (/ˈrɒnsəvælz/ RON-sə-valz,[2][3] Spanish: [ronθesˈβaʎes]; Basque: Orreaga [oreaɣa]; Aragonese: Ronzesbals [ɾonθezˈbals]; Occitan: Roncesvals; French: Roncevaux [ʁɔ̃s(ə)vo]) is a small village and municipality in Navarre, northern Spain. It is situated on the small river Urrobi at an altitude of some 900 metres (3,000 ft) in the Pyrenees, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the French border as the crow flies, or 21 kilometres (13 mi) by road.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Roncesvalles". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins.
  3. ^ "Roncesvalles". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins.