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The meeting in 1565 between Catherine de Medici and the envoy of Philip II: the Duke of Alba, is known as the Interview of Bayonne. At the time that Catholics and Protestants tore each other apart in parts of the kingdom of France, Bayonne seemed relatively untouched by these troubles. [38] An iron fist from the city leaders did not appear to ...
A new castle was constructed in Bayonne during the 15th century in Petit-Bayonne, by King Charles VII of France, as a place to watch the city he had just taken over from the English. In the 17th century, on the orders of Vauban undertaking fortifications to protect Bayonne, the castle became the North West fortifications of the city.
In 1215, Bayonne separated from Labourd, ruling from that moment on through its council. From the end of the 12th century until the French Revolution, Ustaritz was the capital of Labourd. Bayonne continued to be the economic hub of the area until the 19th century. However, above all, it was the port of Navarre that connected it to the North of ...
The arrondissement of Bayonne (Basque: Baioniko barrutia) is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 122 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 309,392 (2021), and its area is 2,267.7 km 2 (875.6 sq mi).
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, southwest France, standing on the Avenue du Maréchal Leclerc. The building is a mixed use complex which also accommodates the Michel Portal Theatre.
The Castle of Marracq (French: château de Marracq) is a ruined 18th-century castle in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. It has been an official Historical Monument since 27 September 1907. [1] Since 2012, the ruins have been under renovation because of intense erosion, due to the lack of roof, that caused a risk of collapsing.
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Topographic map of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The parts of the department that were part of Guyenne and Gascony, as well as Béarn, have a culture heavily influenced by the Basques, but clearly different identities. Both the Gascon Bearnese variant and Basque language are indigenous to the region in their respective districts.