Guiche, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Explained

Guiche
Native Name:Gixune / Guishe
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Guiche (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
Arrondissement:Bayonne
Canton:Nive-Adour
Insee:64250
Postal Code:64520
Mayor:Jean-Yves Bussiron[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Pays Basque
Coordinates:43.5128°N -1.2028°W
Elevation M:89
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:177
Area Km2:24.84

Guiche (in French pronounced as /ɡiʃ/; Basque: Gixune;[2] Occitan (post 1500);: Guishe) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[3]

Popular culture

The play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand features a character known as the Count de Guiche who depicts Antoine III de Gramont, a real-life French marshal from Guiche.

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/gixune/ar-55974/ GIXUNE
  3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM64250-guiche INSEE commune file