Ustaritz Explained

Ustaritz
Native Name:Uztaritze
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Bayonne
Canton:Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
Insee:64547
Postal Code:64480
Mayor:Bruno Carrere[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Pays Basque
Coordinates:43.4003°N -1.4553°W
Elevation M:9
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:143
Area Km2:32.75

Ustaritz (in French pronounced as /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 13km (08miles) 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. The 19th-century French playwright and historian Jean-Joseph Ader (1796–1859) was born in Ustaritz.

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  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.