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Saint-Jean-de-Luz
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(Redirected from Donibane-Lohitzune)
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Commune of Saint-Jean-de-Luz |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43,38° N 1,67° W |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Luz (chief town) |
| Mayor | Pierre Duhart (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–84 m (avg. 6 m) |
| Land area¹ | 19 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
13,247 |
| - Density | 695/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64483/ 64500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Basque Donibane Lohizune) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France. It is in the traditional province of Lapurdi of the Basque Country.
Saint-Jean-de-Luz is a fishing port on the Basque coast and now a famous resort, known for its architecture, sandy bay, the quality of the light and the cuisine. The town is located south of Biarritz and opposite Ciboure across the port.
- Pierre Etchebaster, real tennis world champion
- George Gissing, English novelist
- Ernest William Hornung
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Tourist office website
- Webpage about Fort Socoa near Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- DONIBANE LOHITZUNE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
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