Bayonne

Bayonne (Gascon Baiona; ; ) is a city and commune in southwestern France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a subprefecture.

Geography
Bayonne has an area of  and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

+ Bayonne and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Bayonne

Bayonne is surrounded by the communes Boucau, Tarnos (in the Landes department), Lahonce, Mouguerre, Saint-Pierre-d'Irube, Villefranque, Bassussarry and Anglet.

Population
With a population of 47,492, Bayonne has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

The inhabitants of Bayonne are known, in French, as Bayonnais (women: Bayonnaises).

Administration
Bayonne is a sous-préfecture in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department since 1800. It is also the capital of three cantons.
 Bayonne-1, formed with a part of Bayonne and part of Anglet.
 Bayonne-2, formed with a part of Bayonne and the commune Boucau.
 Bayonne-3, formed with the parts of Bayonne not included in the other two cantons.

Gallery

Twin towns
Bayonne is twinned with:
  Pamplona, Spain
  Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Bayonne
 Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

Other websites

 Ville de Bayonne - Official site 
 General Council of Pyrénées-Atlantiques  
 Prefecture official website  
 Région Aquitaine