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Bayonne (Gascon Baiona; Basque: Baiona; Spanish: Bayona) is a city and commune in southwestern France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Bayonne | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 City Hall of Bayonne | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Bayonne  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°29′N 1°29′W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-René Etchegaray |
| Area 1 | 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 47,492 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bayonnais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64102 /64100 |
| Elevation | 0–52 m (0–171 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| Website | www.bayonne.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bayonne has an area of 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi) and its average altitude is 28 m (92 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 4 m (13 ft).[1]
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Bayonne is surrounded by the communes Boucau, Tarnos (in the Landes department), Lahonce, Mouguerre, Saint-Pierre-d'Irube, Villefranque, Bassussarry and Anglet.
With a population of 47,492,[2] Bayonne has a population density of 2,191 inhabitants/km2.
The inhabitants of Bayonne are known, in French, as Bayonnais (women: Bayonnaises).[3]
Bayonne is a sous-préfecture in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department since 1800. It is also the capital of three cantons.[4]
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