Original: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port ( literally meaning '' Saint John at the foot of the mountain pass '' in French ) ( ) is a commune in the Pyrénées - Atlantiques department in south-western France close to Ostabat in the Pyrenean foothills .
Simplified: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a commune of the Pyrénées - Atlantiques département in the southwestern part of France .