Saint-Jean-de-Luz
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Coordinates: 43°23′28″N 1°39′31″W / 43.391111111, -1.658611111

Commune of Saint-Jean-de-Luz Waterfront of Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Saint-Jean-de-Luz (chief town)
Mayor	Pierre Duhart (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–84 m (avg. 6 m)
Land area¹	19 km²
Population² (1999)	13,247
- Density	695/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	64483/ 64500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Basque Donibane Lohizune) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France. It is in the traditional province of Lapurdi of the Basque Country.

Saint-Jean-de-Luz is a fishing port on the Basque coast and now a famous resort, known for its architecture, sandy bay, the quality of the light and the cuisine. The town is located south of Biarritz, on the right bank of the river Nivelle (French for Urdazuri) opposite to Ciboure. The port lies on the estuary just before the river joins the ocean.

The summit of La Rhune, a mountain iconic of the Basque country, is situated approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) to the south-east of the town. The summit can be reached by the Petit train de la Rhune, which commences from the Col de Saint-Ignace, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) to the east of the town on the D4 road to Sare.

Notable residents

• Pierre Etchebaster, real tennis world champion
• George Gissing, English novelist
• Ernest William Hornung
• Bixente Lizarazu, World Cup football (soccer) player

The Church of St. John the Baptist

External links

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Saint-Jean-de-Luz

• Tourist office website
• Webpage about Fort Socoa near Saint-Jean-de-Luz
• DONIBANE LOHITZUNE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)

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