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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz |
| Mayor | Jean Grenet (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 0 m–85 m (avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Pyrénées-Atlantiques ( Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a department Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Bayonne is an arrondissement of France located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, in the Aquitaine The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 4 m) |
| Land area¹ | 21. 68 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
44,300 40,078 |
| - Density | 2,043/km² (2004) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 64102/ 64100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E | |
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Bayonne (French: Bayonne pronounced [bajɔn]; Gascon Occitan and Basque: Baiona) is a city and commune of southwest France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Gascon (Gascon; French,) is a dialect of the Occitan language. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan Basque ( native name: euskara) is the Language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Nive (Errobi is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. The Adour (Aturri is a River in southwestern France. It rises in High- Bigorre ( Pyrenees) at the Col du Tourmalet, and flows into Pyrénées-Atlantiques ( Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a department In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department.
Together with nearby Anglet, Biarritz, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, and several smaller communes, Bayonne forms an urban area with 178,965 inhabitants at the 1999 census, 40,078 of whom lived in the city of Bayonne proper (44,300 as of 2004 estimates). Anglet ( Gascon Occitan Anglet, Basque Angelu) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department Biarritz ( French: Biarritz, bjaˈʀits Gascon Occitan: Biàrritz; Basque: Biarritz or Miarritze is a town Saint-Jean-de-Luz ( Basque Donibane Lohizune) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France
The communes of Bayonne, Biarritz, and Anglet have joined into an intercommunal entity called the Communauté d'agglomération de Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic.
Bayonne is the main town of Labourd and it is part of the French Basque Country. Labourd ( Lapurdi in Basque; from Latin Lapurdum, Labord in Gascon is a former French province and part of the The French Basque Country or Northern Basque Country (Pays basque français Iparralde constitutes the North-Eastern part of the Basque Country and the Western
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History
In the 3rd century AD, the area was the site of a Roman castrum, named Lapurdum. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Latin word castra, with its singular castrum, was used by the ancient Romans to mean buildings or plots of land reserved to or constructed for use as a military It was a military place, but not a port. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo In 840, the Vikings appeared before Lapurdum. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas In 842, they launched a large-scale inland offensive and settled outside the city on the river bank. Lapurdum was an oppidum and they needed a port. Oppidum (plural oppida) is a Latin word meaning the main settlement in any administrative area of Ancient Rome. Bayonne (from Basque ibai "river") became a key place on the route between the Adour and Ebro Rivers, which served as a kind of link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This commercial route was the main goal of Danish invaders in France. By this route, they could easily reach Tortosa, which was the main marketplace in Europe dealing with slaves. Tortosa ( Latin: Dertusa or Dertosa, Arabic: طرطوشة Ṭurṭūšah) is the capital of the comarca
By the 12th century, the city was an important port, with a mixed Basque and Gascon population. The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. Gascon (Gascon; French,) is a dialect of the Occitan language. As part of Aquitaine, it was ruled by England between 1151 to 1452 and was a key commercial centre at the southern end of the English kingdom. Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
Its importance waned somewhat when the French king, Charles VII, took the city at the end of the Hundred Years' War and the Adour changed course shortly afterwards, leaving Bayonne without its access to the sea. Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461 called the Victorious (le Victorieux or the Well-Served (le Bien-Servi was King of France from 1422 The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior The French, however, realised Bayonne's strategic site near the Spanish border and in 1578 dug a canal to redirect the river through the city once again. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
Bayonne endured numerous sieges from Plantagenet times until the end of the First French Empire in 1814. The House of Plantagenet (planˈtadʒɪnɪt also called the House of Anjou, or the First Angevin dynasty, was originally a noble The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or In the 17th century, Vauban built large fortifications and the Citadelle in and around the city. Sébastien Le Prestre Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban ( May 15, 1633 – March 30, 1707) commonly referred to A citadel is a fortress for protecting a Town, sometimes incorporating a Castle. These proved crucial in 1813 and 1814, when Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington's army besieged the city in the Napoleonic Wars, only taking it when they used a bridge of ships across the Adour to position artillery around the city. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions
Bayonne's location close to the border, but also within the Basque Country straddling both France and Spain, gave it an often privileged position in commerce. Basque sailors travelled the world, bringing back products such as cinnamon and riches from piracy and the whaling and cod trades. Cinnamon ( Cinnamomum verum, synonym C zeylanicum) is a small Evergreen Tree 10–15 metres (32 Whaling is the hunting of Whales and dates back to at least 6000 BC Cod is the common name for the Genus Gadus of Fish, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety An armaments industry developed, giving the world the "bayonet". A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a Knife - Dagger - or spike-shaped Weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle Jewish refugees from the Spanish Inquisition from 1560 brought new trades, most notably chocolate-making, which is still important in Bayonne. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Spanish Inquisition started and was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile to maintain Spanish Basques also sought refuge in Bayonne in the 20th century during Francisco Franco's repression, with Petit Bayonne still a centre of Basque nationalism. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Basque nationalism is a movement with roots in the Carlism and the loss by the laws of 1839 and 1876 of the Ancien Régime relationship between the Basque provinces
By the mid-19th century, Bayonne had declined somewhat with the centralisation of power to Paris and to the new département capital, non-Basque Pau, after the 1789 French Revolution, and with Wellington's bombardment. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Pau is a town and ''commune'' in the Aquitaine ''région'' of The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an However, rail links with Paris from 1854 and the growing touristic importance of nearby Biarritz brought industrialisation and development. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Bayonne is now part of 'BAB' (Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz), a metropolitan area of almost 200,000 people.
Description
The Nive divides Bayonne into Grand Bayonne and Petit Bayonne, with five bridges between the two, both quarters still backed by Vauban's walls. Indeed the Nive is more like a main street, with many restaurants, squares and the covered market on its quays. The houses lining the Nive are picturesque examples of Basque architecture, with half-timbering and shutters in the national colours of red and green. The much wider Adour is to the north. The Pont St-Esprit connects Petit Bayonne with the Quartier St-Esprit across the Adour, where the massive Citadelle and the railway station are located.
Grand Bayonne is the commercial and civic hub, with small pedestrianised streets packed with shops, plus the cathedral and Hôtel de Ville. The Cathédrale Sainte-Marie is an imposing, elegant Gothic building, rising over the houses, glimpsed along the narrow streets. Bayonne Cathedral ( Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne) is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral in the town of Bayonne, France. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. It was constructed in the 12th and 13th centuries. The south tower was completed in the 16th century but the cathedral was only completed in the 19th century with the north tower. The cathedral is noted for its charming cloisters. A cloister (from Latin claustrum) is a part of Cathedral, Monastic and Abbey architecture There are other details and sculptures of note, although much was destroyed in the Revolution. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Nearby is the Château-Vieux, some of which dates back to the 12th century, where the governors of the city were based, including the English Black Prince. Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376 popularly known as The Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward
Petit Bayonne is lively with Basque bars and restaurants more reminiscent of cities the other side of the Pyrenees. There are two important museums here. The Musée Basque is the finest ethnographic museum of the entire Basque Country. It opened in 1922 but has been closed for a decade recently for refurbishment. It now has special exhibitions on Basque agriculture, seafaring and pelota, handicrafts and Basque history and way of life. The Musée Bonnat began with a large collection bequeathed by the local-born painter Léon Bonnat. Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat ( 20 June 1833 &ndash September 8, 1922) was a French painter. The museum is one of the best galleries in south west France and has paintings by Degas, El Greco, Botticelli and Goya among others. El Greco' ("The Greek " 1541 &ndash April 7 1614 was a painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance At the back of Petit-Bayonne is the Château-Neuf, among the ramparts. Now an exhibition space, it was started by the newly-arrived French in 1460 to control the city. The walls nearby have been opened to visitors. They are important for plantlife now and Bayonne's botanic gardens adjoin the walls on both sides of the Nive.
The area across the Adour is largely residential and industrial, with much demolished to make way for the railway. The St-Esprit church was part of a bigger complex built by Louis XI to care for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle The Way of St James or St James' Way ( Galician O camiño de Santiago, Spanish name El Camino de Santiago) It has an attractive wooden Flight into Egypt sculpture. Overlooking the quarter is Vauban's 1680 Citadelle. The soldiers of Wellington's army who died besieging the citadelle in 1813 are buried in the nearby English Cemetery, visited by Queen Victoria and other British dignitaries when staying in Biarritz. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The distillery of the famous local liqueur, Izarra, is on the northern bank of the Adour and is open to visitors.
Culture and sport
Bayonne has the longest tradition of bull-fighting in France and there is a ring beyond the walls of Grand Bayonne. Bullfighting or Tauromachy (from Greek ταυρομαχία - tauromachia, "bull-fight" is a traditional spectacle of Spain The season runs between July and September. Bull-fighting is a major part of the five-day Fêtes de Bayonne which starts on the first Wednesday of August and attracts people from across the Basque Country and beyond. Parades, music, dance, fireworks, food and drink all feature in the celebrations. Soon after the Assumption festival of 15 August heralds a few more days of bull-fights. This article is about the theological concept For the works of art with this title see Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Art and Roman Catholic Marian art. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed
There are also important festivals of Jazz (July), Bayonne ham (Holy Week), theatre and pelota (the Basque sport). Bayonne Ham or Jambon de Bayonne is an air dried salted Ham that takes its name from the ancient port city of Bayonne in the far South West of France Holy Week ( Latin: Hebdomada Sancta or Maior Hebdomada, "Greater Week" in Christianity is the last week before Easter.
Aviron Bayonnais is the city's rugby union club, founded in 1904 and French champions three times, in 1913, 1934 and 1943. For the French Football (soccer club see Aviron Bayonnais Football Club. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The local football team is Aviron Bayonnais FC. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Aviron Bayonnais Football Club is a French Association football team founded in 1935
Economy and products
Bayonne is known for its fine chocolates, produced in the town for 500 years, and Bayonne ham, a cured ham seasoned with peppers from nearby Espelette. Bayonne Ham or Jambon de Bayonne is an air dried salted Ham that takes its name from the ancient port city of Bayonne in the far South West of France Espelette (Ezpeleta is a commune and village in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département (64 Aquitaine, in south west France Izarra, the liqueur made in bright green or yellow colours, is distilled locally. It is said by some that Bayonne is the birthplace of mayonnaise, supposedly a corruption of Bayonnaise, the French adjective describing the city's people and produce. Mayonnaise (sometime abbreviated to mayo in American English and other languages is a thick Condiment made primarily from Vegetable oil and Egg Now bayonnaise can refer to a particular mayonnaise flavoured with the Espelette chillis.
Bayonne is now the centre of certain craft industries that were once widespread, including the manufacture of makilas, traditional Basque walking-sticks. The makila (sometimes spelled makhila) is a traditional Basque walking stick and is notable as both a practical tool and a cultural symbol of authority and The Fabrique Alza just outside the city is known for its palas, bats used in pelota, the traditional Basque sport.
As of 1935, its chief industries were shipbuilding, tanning, and pottery. See also Shipbuilding (song. Shipbuilding is the construction of Ships It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a Tanning is the process of converting Putrescible skin into non-putrescible Leather, usually with Tannin, an Acidic Chemical compound Pottery is the Ceramic ware made by potters It also refers to a group of materials that includes Earthenware, Stoneware In the late 20th century, the processing of by-products from the Lacq natural gas field near Pau became important, although Bayonne has had higher-than-average unemployment. Lacq is a town and commune of southwestern France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, just northwest of the local capital Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane, Metallurgy also provides local jobs. Metallurgy is a domain of Materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their
Transportation
Bayonne is on the high-speed TGV line between Paris and Hendaye for connections with Spain. The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service Hendaye ( Basque Hendaia) is the most southwesterly town in France. In practice, the line slows considerably beyond Bordeaux although there are plans to improve the service. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate There are regional rail services along the Basque coast, to Pau and through the Landes to Dax and Bordeaux. Landes ( Occitan: Lanas) is a département in southern France. Dax is a commune of Aquitaine in southwestern France, Sous-préfecture of the Landes département There is a line along the Nive valley through Labourd and Nafarroa Beherea to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, used principally by tourists and hikers. Lower Navarre (Nafarroa Beherea or Baxenabarre Basse-Navarre Baja Navarra is a part of the present day Pyrénées Atlantiques département Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (literally meaning "Saint John at the foot of the mountain pass" in French) ( Basque: Donibane Garazi) is a commune
There are extensive bus connections with Biarritz, Anglet and surrounding villages. The city is near the intersection between the A63 autoroute between Bordeaux and the Spanish border and the A64 from Bayonne to Toulouse. The A63 autoroute is a motorway in south west France. It is made up of two sections the northern one is toll-free connecting Bordeaux (from Junction 15 The A64 autoroute is a motorway in south western France. It is also called the La Pyrénéenne and numbered the European route E80 Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest
Bayonne has airport Aéroport de Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne, its 6 km away from the city towards Anglet . Biarritz - Anglet - Bayonne Airport, also known as Biarritz Airport or Parme Airport, is an Airport serving Biarritz, France Anglet ( Gascon Occitan Anglet, Basque Angelu) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department Its just opposite of N10 road. It's a joined airport with Biarritz and Anglet with flights to destinations across France as well Europe. Biarritz ( French: Biarritz, bjaˈʀits Gascon Occitan: Biàrritz; Basque: Biarritz or Miarritze is a town Anglet ( Gascon Occitan Anglet, Basque Angelu) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
Famous residents
Bayonne was the birthplace of:
- Dominique Joseph Garat (1749-1833), writer and politician
- François Cabarrus (1752-1810), adventurer and Spanish financier, father of Madame Tallien
- Jacques Laffitte (1767-1844), banker and politician
- Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850), classical liberal author and political economist
- Léon Bonnat (1833-1922), painter
- René Cassin (1887-1976), jurist and judge, recipient of the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize
- Michel Camdessus (born 1933), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1997 to 2000
- Didier Deschamps (born 1968), World-Cup-winning footballer
- Imanol Harinordoquy (born 1980), French international rugby union player
- Anthony Dupuis (born 1973), professional tennis player
- Sylvain Luc (born 1965), jazz guitarist
- Joe Duplantier, Gojira (band)
- Mario Duplantier, Gojira (band)
- Christian Andreu, Gojira (band)
- Jean-Michel Labadie, Gojira (band)
Civic information
The Mayor of Bayonne (1995-2007) is Jean Grenet of the centre-right UMP. Dominique Joseph Garat ( September 8, 1749 &ndash December 9, 1833) was a French Writer and Politician. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person François Cabarrus or Francisco Cabarrús, Conde de Cabarrús (1752-1810 was a French adventurer and Spanish Financier Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Thérésa Cabarrus, best known as Madame Tallien ( 31 July 1773 &ndash 15 January 1835) was a French social Jacques Laffitte (24 October 1767&ndash26 May 1844 was a French banker and Politician. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Claude Frédéric Bastiat ( June 30, 1801 December 24, 1850) was a French classical liberal theorist political economist Classical liberalism (also known as traditional liberalism, Laissez-faire liberalism, Market liberalism or in much of the world An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Political economy originally was the term for studying production buying and selling and their relations with law custom and government Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat ( 20 June 1833 &ndash September 8, 1922) was a French painter. This article is about the person named René Cassin for the human-rights group named after him see CCJO René Cassin. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Michel Camdessus (born 1 May 1933) was Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF from 16 January 1987 to The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic Didier Deschamps (French didje deˈʃɑ̃ (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football Imanol Harinordoquy (born 20 February 1980) is a Basque Rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for France The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Antony Dupuis is a French tennis player In 2006 he tested positive for the Banned drug Salbutamol, and was suspended for two and a half months Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Sylvain Luc (born 1965 is a Jazz Guitarist born in Bayonne, in the French Basque Country. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Gojira is a Heavy metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France Gojira is a Heavy metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France Gojira is a Heavy metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France Gojira is a Heavy metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France The 39-strong town council is also dominated by the UMP, who hold 31 of the seats. The centre-left group has five seats, the Basque nationalist Baiona Berria have two and the communist LCR one. The Revolutionary Communist League ( Ligue communiste révolutionnaire) (LCR is a French democratic Revolutionary socialist Political party
Bayonne's twin towns are:
Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States- Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Kutaisi, Georgia
Bayonne in Literature
In Wyndham Lewis's The Wild Body (1927) the protagonist, Ker-Orr, in the first story, 'A Soldier of Humour', takes the train from Paris and stays in the town of Bayonne before passing through into Spain. For other meanings see Pamplona (disambiguation. Pamplona ( Basque: Iruñea or Iruña) is the capital city of Navarre Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, south of Jersey City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Kutaisi (ქუთაისი ancient names Aea / Aia, Kutatisi, Kutaïssi) is Georgia 's second largest city and the capital of the Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Percy Wyndham Lewis ( November 18, 1882 &ndash March 7, 1957) was an English painter and Author (he dropped Three of the characters in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises also visit the town en route to Spain.
External links
- City council website (French)
- Official website of the "Office de commerce de Bayonne"
- Webpage about the citadel and fortifications of the town
- BAIONA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Fiestas Songs (French)
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