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Banca is a commune in France, situated in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is part of the arrondissement of Bayonne and the canton of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, while also belonging to the associated electoral district of the canton of Montagne Basque. The commune is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque and shares borders with Anhaux, Aldudes, Lasse, and Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry.
The area of Banca is 49.6 square kilometers, with an elevation of 1,275 meters above sea level. Its official name is Banca, Lafonderie, and the native label is Banka. The population is recorded as 358, comprising 188 males and 158 females, with a demonym of bankar. The postal code for the commune is 64430.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Banca is referenced by 555 other articles, and connects out to France, Spain and time zone.
It is catalogued under topics including Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Incomplete lists from April 2021 and Lower Navarre.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
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cached 14h agoPlace details
- Locality
- Banca
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 396
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Arrondissement
- Bayonne
- Canton
- Montagne Basque
- Intercommunality
- CA Pays Basque
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Michel Oçafrain
- Area
- 49.60 km (19.15 sq mi)
- Density
- 7.22/km (18.7/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 64092 /64430
- Elevation
- 231–1,275 m (758–4,183 ft) , (avg. 522 m or 1,713 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lafonderie
- Demonym
- bankar
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bayonne
- Population
- 358
- Area
- 49.6
- Elevation
- 725
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry
- Image
- Banca Village.JPG
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- Commons category
- Banca
- postal code
- 64430
- associated electoral district
- canton of Montagne Basque
- male population
- 188
- female population
- 158
- P8168
- Job Odebrecht
- native label
- Banka
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-59-37-40-40
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Encyclopedic overview
Banca ( French pronunciation: [bɑ̃ka]; Basque: Banka) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is part of the former province of Lower Navarre.
Geography
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