Isturits

Isturits (French pronunciation: [istyʁits]; Basque: Izturitze; also Isturitz) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre (Arberoa).[3]

Isturits
Izturitze
The town hall of Isturits
The town hall of Isturits
Coat of arms of Isturits
Location of Isturits
Isturits is located in France
Isturits
Isturits
Isturits is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Isturits
Isturits
Coordinates: 43°22′01″N 1°12′14″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonPays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Frédéric Camou[1]
Area
1
13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
518
  Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64277 /64240
Elevation58–345 m (190–1,132 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Isturitz and Oxocelhaya caves are an important Paleolithic site where a Neanderthal mandible was found, as well as later modern human finds associated with the Aurignacian, Solutrean and Magdalenian. They also include cave paintings and bone flutes.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ISTURITS, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
  4. (in French) Dominique Buisson, Les flûtes paléolithiques d'Isturitz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française (1990), 420-433


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