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Briscous
Beskoitze | |
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The town hall of Briscous | |
Coordinates: 43°27′39″N 1°19′57″W / 43.4608°N 1.3325°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Bayonne |
Canton | Nive-Adour |
Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabienne Ayensa[1] |
Area 1 | 31.29 km2 (12.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,876 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64147 /64240 |
Elevation | 0–135 m (0–443 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Briscous (French pronunciation: [bʁiskus]; Basque: Beskoitze[3]) is a town and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.[3]