Gabat, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Explained

Gabat
Native Name:Gabadi
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Gabat 64.svg
Arrondissement:Bayonne
Canton:Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
Insee:64228
Postal Code:64120
Mayor:Jean-Louis Prebende[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays Basque
Coordinates:43.3719°N -1.0331°W
Elevation M:43
Elevation Min M:23
Elevation Max M:156
Area Km2:8.31

Gabat [2] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre, in the Pyrenees.[2] The local dialect is western bas-navarrais. Inhabitants are called Gabardiars.

Names

Historically attested name (form)s are Gabat (1125), Sancta Maria de Bagad / Bagadh (1160), Gavat (12th century cartulary of Sorde), Bagat (1203), Gavat (1268), Gabat (1316 & 1413) and Nostre-Done de Gabat (1472, notaries of Labastide-Villefranche).

See also

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://aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus/en/gabadi/ar-53960/ GABADI