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Ciboure
Ciboure
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Country
• Mayor (2020–2026)
Eneko Aldana-Douat[1]
7 km2 (3 sq mi)
6,033
• Density
860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Summer (DST)
INSEE/Postal code
Elevation
0–83 m (0–272 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Ciboure (French pronunciation: [sibuʁ]; Basque: Ziburu,[3] meaning 'end of bridge') is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[4]
It lies across the river Nivelle from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Ciboure is, like its neighbour, a pretty town with many buildings of the traditional Basque style of Lapurdi. The 16th-century church of St Vincent has an octagonal tower, Basque galleries and a Baroque altarpiece. Adjacent to Ciboure is the Fort of Socoa, a 15th-century fortress built by Louis XIII.
Ciboure has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ciboure is 14.7 °C (58.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,483.0 mm (58.39 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.0 °C (69.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 9.3 °C (48.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ciboure was 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) on 30 July 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) on 3 February 1956.
Climate data for Socoa, Ciboure (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1921−present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
24.6
(76.3)
26.4
(79.5)
29.8
(85.6)
32.5
(90.5)
35.4
(95.7)
39.0
(102.2)
41.9
(107.4)
40.2
(104.4)
38.0
(100.4)
33.2
(91.8)
29.0
(84.2)
26.0
(78.8)
41.9
(107.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
12.8
(55.0)
13.4
(56.1)
15.4
(59.7)
16.5
(61.7)
19.5
(67.1)
22.0
(71.6)
24.2
(75.6)
24.8
(76.6)
23.4
(74.1)
20.6
(69.1)
16.0
(60.8)
13.4
(56.1)
18.5
(65.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)
9.3
(48.7)
9.6
(49.3)
11.4
(52.5)
12.6
(54.7)
15.7
(60.3)
18.3
(64.9)
20.5
(68.9)
21.0
(69.8)
19.1
(66.4)
16.6
(61.9)
12.3
(54.1)
10.0
(50.0)
14.7
(58.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
5.8
(42.4)
5.9
(42.6)
7.4
(45.3)
8.6
(47.5)
11.8
(53.2)
14.7
(58.5)
16.8
(62.2)
17.2
(63.0)
14.9
(58.8)
12.6
(54.7)
8.7
(47.7)
6.5
(43.7)
10.9
(51.6)
Record low °C (°F)
−10.8
(12.6)
−12.0
(10.4)
−7.2
(19.0)
−2.4
(27.7)
2.6
(36.7)
4.2
(39.6)
6.4
(43.5)
7.2
(45.0)
2.2
(36.0)
0.5
(32.9)
−5.6
(21.9)
−8.0
(17.6)
−12.0
(10.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
139.0
(5.47)
116.9
(4.60)
110.9
(4.37)
137.0
(5.39)
115.1
(4.53)
86.4
(3.40)
70.1
(2.76)
99.6
(3.92)
118.0
(4.65)
152.6
(6.01)
182.0
(7.17)
155.4
(6.12)
1,483
(58.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
13.4
11.9
12.3
14.0
12.4
10.5
8.6
9.8
9.7
12.2
13.1
12.5
140.4
Source: Météo France[5]
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1968
6,376
—
1975
6,371
−0.01%
1982
6,205
−0.38%
1990
5,849
−0.74%
1999
6,283
+0.80%
2007
6,396
+0.22%
2012
6,855
+1.40%
2017
6,251
−1.83%
Source: INSEE[6]
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