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Bidache

Bidache is a town and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of south western France. Between 1570 and 1793 it was the centre of the sovereign Principality of Bidache.

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Bidache
Bidaxune
The château of Bidache
The château of Bidache
Coat of arms of Bidache
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Location of Bidache
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Coordinates: 43°29′03″N 1°08′24″W / 43.4842°N 1.140000°W / 43.4842; -1.140000
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonPays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Lasserre1
Area
1
30.43 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)2
1,338
 • Density43.97/km2 (113.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64123 /64520
Elevation0–162 m (0–531 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bidache (French pronunciation: [bydaʃ]; Occitan: Bidaishe; Basque: Bidaxune)3 is a town and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of south western France. Between 1570 and 1793 it was the centre of the sovereign Principality of Bidache.

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. BIDAXUNE, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)