Cambo-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃bo le bɛ̃]; Basque: Kanbo) is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[3] It lies on the south-western bank of the river Nive. Cambo-les-Bains station has rail connections to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and Bayonne.
Cambo-les-Bains
Kanbo | |
|---|---|
 Gardens of Arnaga | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Cambo-les-Bains  | |
  Cambo-les-Bains  Cambo-les-Bains | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′32″N 1°24′01″W / 43.3589°N 1.4003°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Baïgura et Mondarrain |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Deveze[1] |
| Area 1 | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,669 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64160 /64250 |
| Elevation | 0–400 m (0–1,312 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,083 | — |
| 1975 | 4,146 | +0.22% |
| 1982 | 4,162 | +0.06% |
| 1990 | 4,128 | −0.10% |
| 1999 | 4,416 | +0.75% |
| 2007 | 5,849 | +3.58% |
| 2012 | 6,636 | +2.56% |
| 2017 | 6,551 | −0.26% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
People
editIn 1900, Edmond Rostand, writer of the play Cyrano de Bergerac, came to Cambo-les-Bains because of his pulmonary disease. He was taken by the area and in time bought some land and had a house built. It was completed in 1906. His house, the Villa Arnaga, is now a heritage site and a museum devoted to Rostand's life and Basque architecture and crafts.
The Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz died in Cambo-les-Bains in 1909 as well as another significant Spanish composer, Sebastián Durón, who died there in 1716. The French orientalist Jean Sauvaget died in Cambo in 1950. Musical instrument inventor Georges Jenny, who devised the Ondioline, died in Cambo-les-Bains in 1975.
Mixel Labéguerie, a doctor and key figure in Basque culture and politics after World War II lived in Cambo. He was elected mayor of the town for three terms as of 1965, and most notably he is credited as the father figure of the 1960s Basque musical revival. He was also a founding member of the Basque nationalist movement Embata. In 1980, his memorial service held in Cambo was attended by 4,000 people.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- KANBO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Information available in Spanish
- Edmond Rostand, Cambo-les-Bains Information about Rostand's house, now a museum, in French
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