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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Intercommunality | Boucau-Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz-Bidart |
| Mayor | Jean Espilondo (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–76 m (0–249 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| Land area1 | 26.93 km2 (10.40 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 38,992 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,448 /km2 (3,750 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64024/ 64600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°29′06″N 1°31′06″W / 43.4850°N 1.5183°W
Anglet (Gascon Occitan Anglet, Basque Angelu) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in Aquitaine in south-western France. The town's name is pronounced [ãglet]; i.e. with the final 't' sounded, unusually for French.
Anglet lies in the traditional province of Labourd of the Northern Basque Country, while its inhabitants, called Angloys, have been traditionally Gascon speaking.
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Geography
- The river Adour enters the Atlantic between here and Tarnos.
- A pine forest covers 10% of the town (primarily in the Pignada, Lazaret and Chiberta areas).
- The sandy coast which commences 200 km (120 mi) to the North at the Pointe de Grave, the end of the Gironde estuary, ends here. Numerous dikes mark the Anglet shoreline.
Neighbouring Communes
Administration
| Date of Election | Identity | Quality |
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| Data prior to 1971 not yet known. | ||
| 1973 | Victor Mendiboure | |
| 1993 | Michel Bonnet | |
| 1999 | Alain Lamassoure | |
| 2001 | Robert Villenave | |
| 2008 | Jean Espilondo | Former deputy |
Demography
| Year | 1901 | 1926 | 1936 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Population | 5,679 | 8,230 | 11,320 | 12,603 | 16,150 | 21,190 | 25,245 | 29,821 | 33,041 | 35,263 | 38,992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Economy
Anglet forms a communauté d'agglomération, BAB with the towns of Bayonne and Biarritz, together with whom it jointly administers the airport of Biarritz - Anglet - Bayonne.
Local economic activity :
- Seaside resort
- Sport
- Seawater Therapy
Sport
- Ice hockey : The ‘Anglet Orcas’ team play in the Magnus League;
- Golf : The Chiberta, a 71-hole links, is one of the most beautiful of the Basque Coast. In 2005, it hosted a qualifying tournament for the French Open;
- Equestrianism
- Surfing : The local beaches host many competitions for both Men and Women.
Notable residents
- Guy Forget, tennis player and captain of the French Davis Cup team
- Diane Tell, singer
- Jean Larribau
Places of interest
- The 'Chambre d'amour' grotto (reputedly the scene of the death of two lovers).
Transport
Anglet has an airport Aéroport de Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne its about 2 kilometres just opposite of N10 road, it is joined airport with Biarritz and Bayonne. It has flights to destinations across France as well as Europe.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Anglet has been twinned with the town of Ansbach (Germany) since 1968.
Beaches
Anglet has 11 beaches (from North to South):
- Plage de la Barre;
- Plage des cavaliers;
- Plage des dunes;
- Plage de l'océan;
- Plage de la Madrague;
- Plage de la petite Madrague;
- Plage des corsaires;
- Plage de Marinella;
- Plage des sables d'or;
- Plage du club;
- Plage du VVF (Village Vacances Famille).
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Anglet |
- Town of Anglet official site (in French).
- Surf School Anglet (Gliss'experience)
- ANGELU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia *[http://www.sofi64.com SOFI 64 - Learn French & surf in Anglet] (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Information available in Spanish
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