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Canton of Ustaritz Vallées de Nive et Nivelle

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Country
  
France

Arrondissement
  
Bayonne

Department
  
Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Commune
  
9

Region
  
Nouvelle Aquitaine

Communes
  
9

Cantonal code
  
6426

The canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle (before 2015: canton of Ustaritz) is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Ustaritz.

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Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and received the following 9 communes:

  • Ahetze
  • Ainhoa
  • Arbonne
  • Arcangues
  • Ascain
  • Bassussarry
  • Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
  • Sare
  • Ustaritz

    • History

    In 1790, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle was the chief town of a canton composed of the communes of Ahetze and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, and part of the district of Ustaritz. At the time, the canton of Ustaritz consisted of the communes of Arbonne, Arcangues, Jatxou, Ustaritz and Villefranque.

    References

    Canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle Wikipedia
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