Esquiule

Esquiule (French pronunciation: [ɛskjul]; Basque: Eskiula)^[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[4]

Esquiule Eskiula
Commune
The church of Esquiule
Location of Esquiule
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Coordinates: 43°11′41″N 0°42′25″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maryse Artigau[1]
Area 1	28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	531
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64217 /64400
Elevation	190–661 m (623–2,169 ft) (avg. 198 m or 650 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located in the former province of Béarn. It stands out as an outpost of the Basque area of Soule,^[3] the village being historically Basque speaking. It has often played host to the carnivalesque performances known as maskaradak and its inhabitants arranged and performed one traditional theatre piece of Soule (pastorala) under the title Madalena de Jaureguiberry in 2000.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department