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
Coat of arms
Location of Guiche
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Coordinates: 43°30′46″N 1°12′10″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Nive-Adour
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Bussiron[1]
Area 1	24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,054
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64250 /64520
Elevation	0–177 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.

Popular culture

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

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department