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The Basque Country (Basque: Euskal Herria; Spanish: País Vasco; French: Pays basque) is the name given to the home of the Basque people. [1] The Basque Country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay.
The Basques (Basque: Euskaldunak) are an indigenous ethno-linguistic group mainly inhabiting the Basque Country (adjacent areas of Spain and France).Their history is therefore interconnected with Spanish and French history and also with the history of many other past and present countries, particularly in Europe and the Americas, where a large number of their descendants keep attached to their ...
The territory formerly known as Navarre now belongs to two nations, Spain and France, depending on whether it lies south or north of the Western Pyrenees. The Basque language is still spoken in most of the provinces. Today, Navarre is an autonomous community of Spain and Basse-Navarre is part of France's Pyrénées-Atlantiques département.
On the coast, where the largest cities are located, the predominant language is French, for example, in the Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz agglomeration, Basque is spoken by 10% of the population. However, in the rural interior of the Northern Basque Country, Basque is the predominant language, spoken by the majority of the population. [37]
Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spanish: [biˈtoɾja ɣasˈtejθ,-ɣasˈtejs]; Basque: [bitoɾia ɣas̺teis̻]; also historically spelled Vittoria in English) [2] [3] is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country and of the province of Álava in northern Spain.
Rank Name Population (2018) [1] 1 Bilbao: 345,821 2 Vitoria-Gasteiz: 249,176 3 San Sebastián: 186,665 4 Barakaldo: 100,435 5 Getxo: 78,276 6 Irun: 61,983 7 Portugalete
The Franco-Spanish border runs for 656.3 kilometres (407.8 mi) between southwestern France and northeastern Spain. It begins in the west on the Bay of Biscay at the French city of Hendaye and the Spanish city of Irun ( 43°22′32″N 01°47′31″W / 43.37556°N 1.79194°W / 43.37556; -1.79194
Bayonne (French: ⓘ) [3] is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. [4] Bayonne is located at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers in the northern part of the cultural region of the Basque Country.