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Ascain (Basque Azkaine) is a small village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southern France. Basque (native name: Euskara) is the language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain and the adjoining region of South-Western France. ... The Basque Country (Euskal Herria in Basque) straddles the western Pyrenees mountains that define the border between France and Spain, extending down to the coast of the Bay of Biscay. ... Labourd (Lapurdi in Basque; from Latin Lapurdum, Labort in Gascon) is a former French province and part of the present-day PyrÃ©nÃ©es Atlantiques dÃ©partement. ... The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques (Gascon: PirenÃ¨us-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a dÃ©partement in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The dÃ©partements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

Categories: Lapurdi | France geography stubs | Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Labourd (Lapurdi in Basque; from Latin Lapurdum, Labort in Gascon) is a former French province and part of the present-day PyrÃ©nÃ©es Atlantiques dÃ©partement. ... Image File history File links Coatoflapurdi. ... Ahetze is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Ainhoa is a commune of the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement, in the Aquitaine rÃ©gion, in southwestern France. ... Anglet is a French commune situated in the department of PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques and the Aquitaine region. ... Arbonne (Basque: Arbona) is a village and commune of the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement, in southwestern France. ... Arcangues (Basque: Arrangoitze) is a village and commune of the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement, in southwestern France. ... Bayonne. ... Bassussarry (Basque: Basusarri) is a village and commune of the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement, in southwestern France. ... Beskoitze is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Tourist Office Hotel du Palais or Eugenie Palace La Grande Plage, the towns largest beach Biarritz is a town and commune which lies on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast, in southwestern France. ... Bidart (Basque: Bidarte) is a village and commune of the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement, in southwestern France. ... Biriatu is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Boucau (Basque: Bokale) is a village and commune of the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement, in southwestern France. ... Kanbo is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Basque Donibane Lohitzun) is a commune of the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement in France. ... Traditional Espelette house with peppers drying on the walls Espelette (Basque: Ezpeleta) is a commune and small village in the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement (64), Aquitaine, in south west France, formerly in the traditional Basque province of Labourd. ... Gixune is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Haltsu is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Hazparne is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Hendaye (Basque Hendaia) is the most southwesterly town in France. ... Hiriburu is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Itsasu is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Jatsu is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Larresoro is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Lehuntze is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Lekorne is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Lekuine is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Luhuso is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Makea is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Milafranga is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Mugerre is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Basque Donibane Lohitzun) is a commune of the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement in France. ... Senpere is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Urketa is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... UrruÃ±a is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Uztaritze is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ... Ciboure (Basque: Ziburu) is a commune of France, in the PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Atlantiques dÃ©partement, across the harbour from Saint-Jean-de-Luz. ... Zuraide is a small village in the province of Labourd, in the South part of France. ...

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