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:
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.
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Canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA