Guiche, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Guiche (French pronunciation: [ɡiʃ]; Basque: Gixune;[3] Occitan: Guishe) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[4]

Guiche
Gixune / Guishe
Commune
The chateau of Guiche, seat of the Dukes of Gramont
The chateau of Guiche, seat of the Dukes of Gramont
Coat of arms of Guiche
Coat of arms
Location of Guiche
Guiche is located in France
Guiche
Guiche
Guiche is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Guiche
Guiche
Coordinates: 43°30′46″N 1°12′10″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonNive-Adour
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Yves Bussiron[1]
Area
1
24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,006
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64250 /64520
Elevation0–177 m (0–581 ft)
(avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand features a character known as the Count de Guiche who depicts Antoine III de Gramont, a real-life French marshal from Guiche.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. GIXUNE, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
  4. INSEE commune file
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