Briscous

Briscous (French pronunciation: [bʁiskus]; Basque: Beskoitze^[3]) is a town and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.^[3]

Briscous Beskoitze
Commune
The town hall of Briscous
Coat of arms
Location of Briscous
Briscous Show map of France Briscous Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 43°27′39″N 1°19′57″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Nive-Adour
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Pascal Jocou[1]
Area 1	31.29 km2 (12.08 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,920
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64147 /64240
Elevation	0–135 m (0–443 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	938	—
1975	1,085	+2.10%
1982	1,413	+3.85%
1990	1,745	+2.67%
1999	1,988	+1.46%
2007	2,454	+2.67%
2012	2,642	+1.49%
2017	2,806	+1.21%
Source: INSEE[4]

Gallery

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  Town Hall.
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  Church.
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  Fronton.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department