Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle

Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pe syʁ nivɛl], literally Saint-Pée on Nivelle; Basque: Senpere)[3] is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.[4] It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.[3]

Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Senpere
Atalburu
Coat of arms of Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Location of Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
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Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is located in France
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Coordinates: 43°21′27″N 1°32′58″W / 43.3575°N 1.5494°W / 43.3575; -1.5494
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonUstaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Bernard Elhorga[1]
Area
1
65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,170
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64495 /64310
Elevation10–227 m (33–745 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village is scattered in several neighbourhoods, with the main nucleus located at a crossroads. As its name in French conveys, the village is located on the river Nivelle.[citation needed]

The village is renowned for the "Herri Urrats" festival in support of the Basque-language schools (ikastolak) held in May on a yearly basis at the Lake of Senpere since the early 1980s. Tens of thousands of people turn out. It is located in the Arrondissement of Bayonne.[citation needed]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,422—    
1975 2,567+0.83%
1982 3,056+2.52%
1990 3,463+1.58%
1999 4,331+2.52%
2009 5,550+2.51%
2014 6,252+2.41%
2020 7,102+2.15%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b SENPERE, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE