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Guéthary Getaria | |
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_Mairie_%252B_Fronton.JPG) The town hall and fronton of Guéthary | |
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  Guéthary  Guéthary | |
| Coordinates:43°25′22″N1°36′24″W / 43.42278°N 1.60667°W /43.42278; -1.60667 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Luz |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marie-Pierre Burre-Cassou[1] |
Area 1 | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,315 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64249 /64210 |
| Elevation | 0–73 m (0–240 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Guéthary (French pronunciation:[ɡetaʁi];Basque:Getaria) is acommune in thePyrénées-Atlantiquesdepartment in southwesternFrance.[3] It is located in the traditionalBasqueprovince ofLabourd, the town traditionally standing on the northernmost coastal linguistic boundary of theBasque language.Guéthary station has rail connections to Hendaye, Bayonne and Bordeaux.
Guéthary has existed as a small fishing village since the early 12th century. It became famous for hunting whales in the 13th century. The linguist Henri Gavel put down the name of the town to theGascon wordgetari, 'post for watching' (the whales), while this assumption has been disputed by current linguists, who ultimately trace the name back toLatincaetaria (viaBasque), 'fish processing facility', as supported by archaeological evidence unearthed both in Guéthary and the same nameGetaria fromGipuzkoa.[4]
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