Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Total population

1,499

Elevation156 m

Land area2.73 km²

WeatherAvg high 66.3°F

Coordinates43.16°, -1.24°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is close to Ostabat in the Pyrenean foothills. The town is the old capital of the traditional Basque province of Lower Navarre. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is the second most popular starting point of the French Way. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

Charles Floquet

French politician (1828-1896)

Bernard Housset

French priest

Jean Ybarnégaray

French Basque politician and nazi collaborator (1883–1956)

Adolphe Daguenet

French politician (1801-1886)

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Faustin Bentaberry

French musician

Juan Huarte de San Juan

Spanish physician and psychologist

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Henri Fargues

French politician

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Jean-Baptiste Orpustan

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Jean Barbier

Basque writer (1875–1931)

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Jean Iraçabal

French military personnel (1851-1929)

Manex Goihenetxe

Basque historian, teacher and politician

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Michel Inchauspé

French politician (1925–2011)

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Michel Renaud

French politician (1812–1885)

Pierre Camou

French rugby union footballer (1945–2018)

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Pierre Narbaitz

Basque writer (1910–1984)

Juan de Jaso

Navarrese politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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