Biarritz

43°29N 1°33W, pop (2000e) 30 200. Fashionable resort town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, SW France, on Bay of Biscay; noted for its mild climate and beaches.

Commune of Biarritz
Location
Longitude	1,57° West
Latitude	43,48° Nord
Administration
Country	France
Région	Aquitaine
Département	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Chief town of 2 cantons
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz
Mayor	Didier Borotra (2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude	0 m–85 m (avg. m)
Land area¹	11.66 km²
Population² (1999)	30,055
- Density (1999)	2577/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	64 122/ 64200
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers >
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g.

Biarritz (French: Biarritz, pronounced /bjaʀits/;

Biarritz has long made its fortune from the sea: originally a whaling village, in the 18th century doctors recommended that the ocean at Biarritz had therapeutic properties, inspiring patients to make pilgrimages to the beach for alleged cures for their ailments.

Births

Biarritz was the birthplace of:

Ernest Fourneau (1872-1949), chemist Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey (1877-1963), British civil servant Arnaud Massy (1877-1950), golfer Pauline Carton (1884-1974), theater and film actress Jean Borotra (1898-1994), tennis player André Dassary (1912-1987), operetta singer Léopold Eyharts (Colonel, French Air Force) (born 1957), ESA astronaut (Mission Specialist) Maurice Journeau (1898-1999), composer

Twin towns

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Ixelles, Belgium	Zaragoza, Spain	Mar del plata, Argentina External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Biarritz Official website Information on the history of Casino Barrière de Biarritz (the casino at Biarritz) Website of Hôtel du Palais, Biarritz (including photographs Personal blog about a budget, short-break vacation to Biarritz Biarritz For Ever, useful resources