Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Communauté d'agglomération in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
The communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque (Occitan: Comunautat d'aglomeracion deu País Basco; Basque: Euskal Hirigune Elkargoa, "agglomeration community of the Basque Country"), is the agglomeration community (federation of communes), centred on the cities of Bayonne and Biarritz. Also referred to as the French Basque Country, or Northern Basque Country (Basque: Iparralde (lit. 'the Northern Region'), French: Pays basque, Spanish: País Vasco francés), it is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France.
It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former communauté de l'agglomération Côte Basque-Adour, communauté de l'agglomération Sud Pays Basque and eight communautés de communes. Its area is 2968 km2. Its population was 312,278 in 2018, including 51,411 in Bayonne and 25,532 in Biarritz.
Since April 11, 2026, is presided by Alain Iriart, the abertzale mayor of Hiriburu.
01Composition
The Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque consists of the following 158 communes:
- Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan
- Ahetze
- Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
- Aincille
- Ainharp
- Ainhice-Mongelos
- Ainhoa
- Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette
- Aldudes
- Alos-Sibas-Abense
- Amendeuix-Oneix
- Amorots-Succos
- Anglet
- Anhaux
- Arancou
- Arbérats-Sillègue
- Arbonne
- Arbouet-Sussaute
- Arcangues
- Arhansus
- Armendarits
- Arnéguy
- Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby
- Arrast-Larrebieu
- Arraute-Charritte
- Ascain
- Ascarat
- Aussurucq
- Ayherre
- Banca
- Barcus
- Bardos
- Bassussarry
- Bayonne
- Béguios
- Béhasque-Lapiste
- Béhorléguy
- Bergouey-Viellenave
- Berrogain-Laruns
- Beyrie-sur-Joyeuse
- Biarritz
- Bidache
- Bidarray
- Bidart
- Biriatou
- Bonloc
- Boucau
- Briscous
- Bunus
- Bussunarits-Sarrasquette
- Bustince-Iriberry
- Cambo-les-Bains
- Came
- Camou-Cihigue
- Çaro
- Charritte-de-Bas
- Chéraute
- Ciboure
- Domezain-Berraute
- Espelette
- Espès-Undurein
- Estérençuby
- Etcharry
- Etchebar
- Gabat
- Gamarthe
- Garindein
- Garris
- Gotein-Libarrenx
- Guéthary
- Guiche
- Halsou
- Hasparren
- Haux
- Hélette
- Hendaye
- Hosta
- Ibarrolle
- Idaux-Mendy
- Iholdy
- Ilharre
- Irissarry
- Irouléguy
- Ispoure
- Isturits
- Itxassou
- Jatxou
- Jaxu
- Juxue
- La Bastide-Clairence
- Labets-Biscay
- Lacarre
- Lacarry-Arhan-Charritte-de-Haut
- Laguinge-Restoue
- Lahonce
- Lantabat
- Larceveau-Arros-Cibits
- Larrau
- Larressore
- Larribar-Sorhapuru
- Lasse
- Lecumberry
- L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise
- Lichans-Sunhar
- Lichos
- Licq-Athérey
- Lohitzun-Oyhercq
- Louhossoa
- Luxe-Sumberraute
- Macaye
- Masparraute
- Mauléon-Licharre
- Méharin
- Mendionde
- Menditte
- Mendive
- Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu
- Montory
- Mouguerre
- Musculdy
- Ordiarp
- Orègue
- Orsanco
- Ossas-Suhare
- Osserain-Rivareyte
- Ossès
- Ostabat-Asme
- Pagolle
- Roquiague
- Sainte-Engrâce
- Saint-Esteben
- Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
- Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
- Saint-Just-Ibarre
- Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue
- Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa
- Saint-Michel
- Saint-Palais
- Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
- Saint-Pierre-d'Irube
- Sames
- Sare
- Sauguis-Saint-Étienne
- Souraïde
- Suhescun
- Tardets-Sorholus
- Trois-Villes
- Uhart-Cize
- Uhart-Mixe
- Urcuit
- Urepel
- Urrugne
- Urt
- Ustaritz
- Villefranque
- Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
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