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Ustaritz

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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Ustaritz (French pronunciation: [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 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) 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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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,477,     
1975 2,841+1.98%
1982 3,353+2.40%
1990 4,263+3.05%
1999 4,984+1.75%
2007 5,517+1.28%
2012 6,294+2.67%
2017 6,822+1.62%
2023 7,897+2.47%
Source: INSEE
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