Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Donibane Garazi
Old bridge over river Nive
Old bridge over river Nive
Coat of arms of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Location of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is located in France
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Coordinates: 43°09′54″N 1°14′08″W / 43.165°N 1.2356°W / 43.165; -1.2356
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonMontagne Basque
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Inchauspé[1]
Area
1
2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,499
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64485 /64220
Elevation159–320 m (522–1,050 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (literally "Saint John [at the] Foot of [the] Pass"; Basque: Donibane Garazi; Spanish: San Juan Pie de Puerto) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[3] It is close to Ostabat in the Pyrenean foothills. The town is also the old capital of the traditional Basque province of Lower Navarre. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is also a starting point for the French Way Camino Francés, the most popular option for travelling the Camino de Santiago.[4] It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Camino de Santiago Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Santiago de Compostela (in Spanish). Michelin et Cie, Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, Paris, 2009. ISBN 978-2-06-714805-5.