Anglet
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Location within Aquitaine region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Intercommunality | Boucau-Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz-Bidart |
| Mayor | Jean Espilondo (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–76 m (0–249 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| Land area1 | 26.93 km2 (10.40 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 37,661 (2009) |
| - Density | 1,398 /km2 (3,620 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64024/ 64600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°29′06″N 1°31′06″W / 43.4850°N 1.5183°W
Anglet (French: [ɑ̃glet]; Occitan: [aŋˈglet], Basque: Angelu [aŋgelu]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Anglet lies in the traditional province of Labourd of the Northern Basque Country, while its inhabitants, called Angloys, have been traditionally Gascon (Occitan) speaking.
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Geography [edit]
- The river Adour enters the Atlantic between Anglet and Tarnos.
- A pine forest covers 10% of the town (primarily in the Pignada, Lazaret and Chiberta areas).
- The sandy coast which commences 200 km (120 mi) to the North at the Pointe de Grave, the end of the Gironde estuary, ends here. Numerous dikes mark the Anglet shoreline.
- A 5 km (3.1 mi) coastline consisting mainly of sandy beaches stretching from the Adour estuary to the lighthouse in Biarritz
Neighbouring communes [edit]
Administration [edit]
| Date of Election | Identity | Quality |
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| Data prior to 1971 not yet known. | ||
| 1973 | Victor Mendiboure | |
| 1993 | Michel Bonnet | |
| 1999 | Alain Lamassoure | |
| 2001 | Robert Villenave | |
| 2008 | Jean Espilondo | Former deputy |
Population [edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1901 | 5,679 | — |
| 1926 | 8,230 | +44.9% |
| 1936 | 11,320 | +37.5% |
| 1954 | 12,603 | +11.3% |
| 1962 | 16,150 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | 21,190 | +31.2% |
| 1975 | 25,245 | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 29,821 | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 33,041 | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 35,263 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 38,992 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 37,661 | −3.4% |
Economy [edit]
Anglet forms a communauté d'agglomération, BAB with the towns of Bayonne and Biarritz, together with whom it jointly administers the airport of Biarritz - Anglet - Bayonne.
Local economic activity :
- Seaside resort
- Sport
- Seawater Therapy
Sport [edit]
- Ice hockey : The ‘Anglet Orcas’ team has played many years in the Magnus League;
- Golf : The Chiberta, a 71-hole links, is one of the most beautiful of the Basque Coast. In 2005, it hosted a qualifying tournament for the French Open;
- Equestrianism
- Surfing : The local beaches host many competitions for both Men and Women.
Personalities [edit]
- Guy Forget, tennis player and captain of the French Davis Cup team
- Stephanie Kaza, singer of England and dancer of France.
Sights [edit]
- The 'Chambre d'amour' grotto (reputedly the scene of the death of two lovers).
Transport [edit]
Anglet has an airport Aéroport de Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne its about 2 kilometres just opposite of N10 road, it is joined airport with Biarritz and Bayonne. It has flights to destinations across France as well as Europe.
International relations [edit]
Anglet has been twinned with the town of Ansbach (Germany) since 1968.
Beaches [edit]
Anglet has 11 beaches (from North to South):
- Plage de la Barre;
- Plage des cavaliers;
- Plage des dunes;
- Plage de l'océan;
- Plage de la Madrague;
- Plage de la petite Madrague;
- Plage des corsaires;
- Plage de Marinella;
- Plage des sables d'or;
- Plage du club;
- Plage du VVF (Village Vacances Famille).
See also [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Town of Anglet official site (in French).
- Surf School Anglet (Gliss'experience)
- ANGELU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia *[http://www.sofi64.com SOFI 64 - Learn French & surf in Anglet] (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Information available in Spanish
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