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Briscous

Coordinates: 43°27′39″N 1°19′57″W / 43.4608°N 1.3325°W / 43.4608; -1.3325
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Briscous
Beskoitze
The town hall of Briscous
The town hall of Briscous
Coat of arms of Briscous
Location of Briscous
Map
Briscous is located in France
Briscous
Briscous
Briscous is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Briscous
Briscous
Coordinates: 43°27′39″N 1°19′57″W / 43.4608°N 1.3325°W / 43.4608; -1.3325
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonNive-Adour
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabienne Ayensa[1]
Area
1
31.29 km2 (12.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,876
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64147 /64240
Elevation0–135 m (0–443 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Briscous (French pronunciation: [bʁiskus]; Basque: Beskoitze[3]) is a town and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 938—    
1975 1,085+2.10%
1982 1,413+3.85%
1990 1,745+2.67%
1999 1,988+1.46%
2007 2,454+2.67%
2012 2,642+1.49%
2017 2,806+1.21%
Source: INSEE[4]
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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Beskoitze, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE