Briscous
Briscous (Basque Beskoitze) is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
Briscous Beskoitze | |
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 The town hall of Briscous | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Briscous 
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  Briscous  Briscous | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′39″N 1°19′57″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Nive-Adour |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Diratchette |
| Area 1 | 31.29 km2 (12.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,806 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64147 /64240 |
| Elevation | 0–135 m (0–443 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Briscous. |
- BESKOITZE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
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