Coordinates: 43°18′49″N 1°34′45″W / 43.3136111111°N 1.57916666667°W
Commune of Sare |
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Sare
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Country | France |
Region | Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Bayonne |
Canton | Espelette |
Intercommunality | Sud Pays Basque |
Mayor | Jean Aniotzbehere (2001–2008) |
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Elevation | 27–881 m (89–2,890 ft) (avg. 77 m/250 ft) |
Land area1 | 51.34 km2 (19.82 sq mi) |
Population2 | 2,314 (2006) |
- Density | 45 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
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INSEE/Postal code | 64504/ 64310 |
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. |
Sare (Basque Sara) is a village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
It is located some 15 km (9.3 mi) to the east of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and the Atlantic Ocean, in the western foothills of the Pyrenees.
The summit of La Rhune, a mountain iconic of the Basque country, is situated approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) to the west of the village. The summit can be reached by the Petit train de la Rhune, which commences from the Col de Saint-Ignace, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the west of the village on the D4 road to Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
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Sare is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in the southwestern part of France.
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