Ciboure

Ciboure
Ziburu
Ciboure, seen from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Ciboure, seen from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Coat of arms of Ciboure
Location of Ciboure
Map
Ciboure is located in France
Ciboure
Ciboure
Ciboure is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ciboure
Ciboure
Coordinates: 43°23′11″N 1°40′00″W / 43.3864°N 1.6667°W / 43.3864; -1.6667
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonSaint-Jean-de-Luz
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eneko Aldana-Douat[1]
Area
1
7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,033
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64189 /64500
Elevation0–83 m (0–272 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ciboure (French pronunciation: [sibuʁ]; Basque: Ziburu,[3] meaning 'end of bridge') is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[4]

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 16th-century church of St Vincent has an octagonal tower, Basque galleries and a Baroque altarpiece. Adjacent to Ciboure is the Fort of Socoa, a 15th-century fortress built by Louis XIII.

  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. ^ ZIBURU, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
  4. ^ INSEE commune file