Ciboure (French pronunciation: [sibuʁ]; Basque: Ziburu,^[3] meaning 'end of bridge') is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[4]

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Ciboure Ziburu
Commune
Ciboure, seen from the harbour of Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Coat of arms
Location of Ciboure
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Coordinates: 43°23′11″N 1°40′00″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eneko Aldana-Douat[1]
Area 1	7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	6,033
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64189 /64500
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.

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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 was the birthplace of:

• Maurice Ravel
• Martin de Hoyarçabal
• Anne Marie Palli
• Philippe Bergeroo
• Michel de Sallaberry

Ciboure was home to:

• American Time magazine journalists and authors Charles Wertenbaker and Lael Tucker Wertenbaker, their son Christian and daughter Timberlake Wertenbaker, who grew up in the Basque Country and were educated in France.^[7]
• Florentino Goikoetxea, a Basque smuggler and, during World War II, a guide across the Pyrenees of Allied airmen shot down in occupied Europe and attempting to escape to neutral Spain. Florentino received the George Medal from Great Britain and the Legion of Honor from France.

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
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