Guiche, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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Guiche

Location of Guiche
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Bidache
Intercommunality	Pays de Bidache
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Yves Bussiron
Area ¹	24.84 km² (9.59 sq mi)
Population (2006)	870
• Density	35/km² (91/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64250 /64520
Elevation	0–177 m (0–581 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guiche (Occitan: Guishe; Basque Gixune) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Popular culture

The anime/manga Rose of Versailles references Guiche as a dukedom when the "Duke de Guiche" (Duke of Guiche) plays a role in the story where the Duchess of Polignac engages both of her daughters to be married to him against their will (one of which, Rosalie Lamorlière, plays a central role in the story).

References

INSEE commune file

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Official name in French (native name in Basque and sometimes in Occitan, if different, in parentheses)