Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port Donibane Garazi
Commune
Old bridge over river Nive
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
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Coordinates: 43°09′54″N 1°14′08″W / 43.165°N 1.2356°W / 43.165; -1.2356
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Montagne Basque
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Inchauspé[1]
Area 1	2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,499
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64485 /64220
Elevation	159–320 m (522–1,050 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (literally "Saint John [at the] Foot of [the] Pass"; Basque: Donibane Garazi; Spanish: San Juan Pie de Puerto) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[3] It is close to Ostabat in the Pyrenean foothills. The town is also the old capital of the traditional Basque province of Lower Navarre. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is also a starting point for the French Way Camino Francés, the most popular option for travelling the Camino de Santiago.^[4] It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.