Bayonne, France

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Bayonne, France is a historic city in southwestern France near the Atlantic coast, known for its Basque culture, medieval old town, and renowned chocolate and cured ham.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune of France
areaSquareKilometers 21.68
belongsToIntercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
country France
demonym Bayonnais
Bayonnaise
elevationMaxMeters 52
elevationMinMeters 0
hasHeritageSite Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne
Château-Neuf
Château-Vieux
Citadel of Besançon
surface form: Vauban fortifications
hasOfficialLanguage French
hasRegionalLanguage Basque
Occitan
surface form: Gascon Occitan
hasSportsClub Aviron Bayonnais FC
Aviron Bayonnais rugby union
surface form: Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro
hasTraditionalEvent annual Fêtes de Bayonne
surface form: Fêtes de Bayonne
hasTraditionalProduct Bayonne ham
surface form: Jambon de Bayonne
historicalRole important port and fortress city
INSEECODE 64102
isPrefectureOf Pyrénées-Atlantiques
surface form: Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
isSubprefectureOf arrondissement of Bayonne
knownFor Basque culture
Bayonne ham
chocolate production
festivals and ferias
medieval old town
locatedIn Northern Basque Country
surface form: French Basque Country

Nouvelle-Aquitaine region NERFINISHED
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
surface form: Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

southwestern France
locatedInHistoricalRegion Labourd
locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
locatedOn confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers
nearbyCity Anglet
Biarritz
partOf arrondissement of Bayonne
postalCode 64100
river Adour
Nive
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
transport Gare de Bayonne
surface form: Bayonne railway station
twinnedWith Bayonne, New Jersey
surface form: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

Jerez de la Frontera
surface form: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Pamplona
surface form: Pamplona, Spain

Donostia-San Sebastián
surface form: San Sebastián, Spain

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Bayonne, New Jersey namedAfter Bayonne, France
René Cassin placeOfBirth Bayonne, France
Cassin placeOfBirth Bayonne, France
subject surface form: René Cassin