Ciboure

Ciboure is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.

Located in the province of the Labourd, Ciboure belongs to the Basque Country.

Its name Basque is Ziburu , a contraction of zubi buru “end of the bridge”. Ciboure is actually located at the outlet of the bridge on the Nivelle. Siboro was the old name of the city, all at least until in 1692 according to Jean-Baptiste Orpustan.

The name of inhabitant is ziburutar or cibourien .

Heraldic

Money to the sea of azure, the circumvented money horse stitching on the barrel with the naturalness of a sinople tree embanked of very, fruity of gold, accosted of two vessels faced with the naturalness sailing on the sea, one with dextral and the other with sinistral

The armorial bearings of Ciboure were approved by the municipal council in 1992. They find on the old woman fountain of Ciboure classified historic building (going back to 1676) and correspond to a light adaptation of the rules of Héraldique by preoccupation with a esthetism (addition of chestnut for the trunk of the oak and Bateau X).

  • the tree is a Chêne of sinople (green) fruity of gold nipples (yellow) whose trunk is with the naturalness (maroon) embanked the same one (green terrace slicing on the sea of azure). The oak represents the force, the traditions and the memory. It was included then in several armorial bearings of the Basque Country.
  • the Cheval of money (white) on a Mer of azure (blue) is the sign speed, the lightness of the command. The horse was a royal animal.
  • the maritime vocation of Ciboure is found in the two vessels known as of accompaniment on the Armoiries.

Geography

The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Nivelle.
Ciboure divides with Saint-Jean-with-Luz bay of very the nom.
The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Untxin, river coastal which is thrown in the ocean in bay of Saint-Jean-with-Luz.

Localities and variations

The district of Socoa located between the Ocean and the bay protected, is managed at the same time by Ciboure and Urrugne. It is connected to Hendaye - Beach by the famous road known as of " the Cornice basque" who offers spectacular sights on the the Bay of Biscay and folded cliffs of the Basque Côte.

Communes bordering

  • Saint-Jean-with-Luz in the east
  • Urrugne in the west
  • Ascain in the south.

History

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to the Basque Eurocité Bayonne - San Sebastian.

Demography

Economy

Ciboure divides the fishing port with Saint Jean de Luz. Management is ensured by the Chamber of commerce and of industry of Bayonne Basque Country.

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Famous characters

Born in Ciboure

  • Maurice Ravel, type-setter in 1875
  • Jean-Bernard Pochulu, doctor

Died in Ciboure

Inhabitants with Ciboure

Twinnings

Related articles

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Ciboure on the site of the national geographical institute (IGN)
  • Ciboure on the site of INSEE (INSEE)

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