page_title: Saint-Jean-de-Luz
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Saint-Jean-de-Luz / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Fonds Trutat - Photographie ancienne Cote&#160;: TRU C 592 Localisation&#160;: Fonds ancien (S 30) Original non communicable Titre&#160;: Pêcheurs à Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Auteur&#160;: Trutat, Eugène Rôle de l’auteur&#160;: Photographe Lieu de création&#160;: Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Date de création&#160;: 1859-1910 [entre] Mesures&#160;:&#160;: 9 x 10 cm Mot(s)-clé(s)&#160;: -- Océan -- Bord de mer -- Pêcheur -- Pêche -- Barque -- Filet -- Plage -- Sable -- Homme -- Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) -- Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques&#160;; canton) -- Aquitaine (France) -- Atlantique (océan) -- Pays Basque (France) -- 19e siècle, 2e moitié -- 20e siècle, 1e quart Médium&#160;: Photographies -- Positifs sur plaque de verre -- Noir et blanc -- Paysages Bibliothèque de Toulouse. Domaine public
context_page_description: Saint-Jean-de-Luz is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
  Saint-Jean-de-Luz is part of the Basque province of Labourd.
context_section_description: Saint-Jean-de-Luz bay is a natural harbour in the south-east of the Bay of Biscay. It is the only sheltered bay between Arcachon and Spain. Thanks to its strong sea walls or dykes that protect the town from the full savagery of the Atlantic Ocean, it has become a favorite for bathers across the Basque Coast. Although the seaside resort is relatively recent, the port itself is centuries old, with the most prominent point in its history being the marriage in 1660 of Louis XIV and the Spanish princess Maria Teresa.
  Water from the area flows into the town from the Nivelle and its smaller tributaries, the Etxeberri, Isaka and Xantako streams. There is also the Basarun, and its smaller tributary the Mendi, which passes directly through Saint-Jean-de-Luz. The river has been made accessible to boats and it joins the sea by the Erromardia beach. A branch of the Uhabia, an emblematic river in the neighbouring Bidart district, and its smaller Amisola tributary, also pass to the sea through St Jean de Luz.
caption: Fishermen from St Jean de Luz
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