Itxassou

Itxassou (French pronunciation: [itsasu];^[3] Basque Itsasu)^[4] is a village and a commune in the Northern Basque Country, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in south-western France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.^[4]

Itxassou Itsasu (Basque)
Commune
Pas-de-Roland / Atekagaitz, alongside the Nive / Errobi
Coat of arms
Location of Itxassou
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Coordinates: 43°19′50″N 1°24′15″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Baïgura et Mondarrain
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Hiribarren[1]
Area 1	39.37 km2 (15.20 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,204
• Density	56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64279 /64250
Elevation	31–924 m (102–3,031 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 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	1,175	—
1975	1,218	+0.51%
1982	1,297	+0.90%
1990	1,563	+2.36%
1999	1,770	+1.39%
2007	1,998	+1.53%
2012	2,022	+0.24%
2017	2,133	+1.07%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department