Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, Pyrénées-Atlantiques explained

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
Native Name:	Donazaharre
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
Arrondissement:	Bayonne
Canton:	Montagne Basque
Insee:	64484
Postal Code:	64220
Mayor:	Pierre Eyherabide^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Pays Basque
Coordinates:	43.1658°N -1.1922°W
Elevation M:	235
Elevation Min M:	171
Elevation Max M:	500
Area Km2:	12

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (pronounced as /fr/; eu|Donazaharre) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[2]

History

The town of Saint-Jean-le-Vieux was razed to the ground in 1177 by the troops of Richard the Lionheart after a siege. The Kings of Navarre refounded the town at nearby Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port as the regional capital shortly afterwards. Saint-Jean-le-Vieux was also resettled.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

External links

• DONAZAHARRE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
• Public school (in French)
• Lake of Harrieta (in French)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/64484-saint-jean-le-vieux INSEE commune file