Ustaritz

Ustaritz
Uztaritze
The former rue des Magistrats
The former rue des Magistrats
Location of Ustaritz
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Ustaritz is located in France
Ustaritz
Ustaritz
Ustaritz is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ustaritz
Ustaritz
Coordinates: 43°24′01″N 1°27′19″W / 43.4003°N 1.4553°W / 43.4003; -1.4553
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonUstaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Carrere[1]
Area
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32.75 km2 (12.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,476
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64547 /64480
Elevation0–143 m (0–469 ft)
(avg. 9 m or 30 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ustaritz (French pronunciation: [ystaʁits]; Basque: Uztaritze) is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, southwestern France. It is located on the river Nive some 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) inland from Bayonne. Ustaritz station has rail connections to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Cambo-les-Bains and Bayonne.

Ustaritz was the location of the assembly of local Basque leaders before the French Revolution.[citation needed] The 19th-century French playwright and historian Jean-Joseph Ader (1796–1859) was born in Ustaritz.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,477—    
1975 2,841+1.98%
1982 3,353+2.40%
1990 4,263+3.05%
1999 4,984+1.75%
2007 5,517+1.28%
2012 6,294+2.67%
2017 6,822+1.62%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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