Bidache

Bidache (French pronunciation: [bydaʃ]; Occitan: Bidaishe; Basque: Bidaxune)^[3] is a town and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of south western France. Between 1570 and 1793 it was the centre of the sovereign Principality of Bidache.

Bidache Bidaxune
Commune
The château of Bidache
Coat of arms
Location of Bidache
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Coordinates: 43°29′03″N 1°08′24″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Lasserre[1]
Area 1	30.43 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,347
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64123 /64520
Elevation	0–162 m (0–531 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department