Guéthary

Administration
Commune of Guéthary
Location

Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Mayor	Albert Larrousset (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–73 m (avg. 40 m)
Land area^¹	1 km²
Population^² (1999)	1,284
- Density	917/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	64249/ 64210
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Guéthary (Basque: Getaria) is a village and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southern France. It is located in the traditional Basque province of Labourd.

[edit] History

Guéthary has existed as a small fishing village since the early 12th century. It became famous for hunting whales in the 13th century.

As a seaside village, Guéthary offers festive activities for tourists during the summer.

v • d • e Municipalities in Labourd (Lapurdi)

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