Izeste
| Izeste | |
|---|---|
  Izeste | |
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Location within Aquitaine region  Izeste | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′34″N 0°25′29″W / 43.0928°N 0.4247°WCoordinates: 43°05′34″N 0°25′29″W / 43.0928°N 0.4247°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Arudy |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Daniel Carrey |
| Area1 | 6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 448 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64280 / 64260 |
| Elevation |
411–1,368 m (1,348–4,488 ft) (avg. 421 m or 1,381 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Izeste is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.
Its inhabitants are called Isestois.[1]
Notable people
- Théophile de Bordeu (born in Izeste in 1722; died in Bagnères-de-Bigorre in 1776, was a doctor to Louis XV and a character in Le Rêve de d'Alembert by Diderot.
See also
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