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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Briscous Beskoitze
Commune
The town hall of BriscousThe town hall of Briscous
Coat of arms of BriscousCoat of arms
Location of Briscous
Briscous is located in FranceBriscousBriscousShow map of FranceBriscous is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineBriscousBriscousShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 43°27′39″N 1°19′57″W / 43.4608°N 1.3325°W / 43.4608; -1.3325
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonNive-Adour
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabienne Ayensa
Area31.29 km (12.08 sq mi)
Population2,920
 • Density93/km (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code64147 /64240
Elevation0–135 m (0–443 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Briscous (French pronunciation: [bʁiskus]; Basque: Beskoitze) is a town and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 938—    
1975 1,085+2.10%
1982 1,413+3.85%
1990 1,745+2.67%
1999 1,988+1.46%
2007 2,454+2.67%
2012 2,642+1.49%
2017 2,806+1.21%
Source: INSEE

Gallery

  • Town Hall. Town Hall.
  • Church. Church.
  • Fronton. Fronton.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Beskoitze, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Municipalities in Labourd (Lapurdi)
Coat of arms of Lapurdi
Official name in French (native name in Basque and sometimes in Occitan, if different, in parentheses)
Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department


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