Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
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Coordinates: 43°21′27″N 1°32′58″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Bayonne |
Canton | Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle |
Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Bernard Elhorga[1] |
Area 1 | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,170 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64495 /64310 |
Elevation | 10–227 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. |
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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.
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.