Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
Location of Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Intercommunality	Garazi-Baïgorri
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Eyherabide
Area ¹	12 km² (5 sq mi)
Population (2006)	778
• Density	65/km² (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64484 /64220
Elevation	171–500 m (561–1,640 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (Basque: Donazaharre) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

History

The town of Saint-Jean-le-Vieux was razed to the ground in 1177 by the troops of Richard the Lionheart after a siege. The Kings of Navarre refounded the town at nearby Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port as the regional capital shortly afterwards. Saint-Jean-le-Vieux was also resettled.

References

INSEE commune file

External links

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