Sare, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Sare (French pronunciation: [saʁ]; Occitan: Sarai; Basque: Sara) is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France on the border with Spain. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Geography
The commune is backed by the Pyrenees mountain range, which forms a basin around the village open to the east and the north. Its geological history explains the formation of caves that were occupied by the Aurignacian. The Bronze Age left a number of funerary monuments on the slopes and mountain plateaus of the region.
It is located some 15 km (9.3 mi) to the east of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and the Bay of Biscay, in the western foothills of the Pyrenees.
The summit of La Rhune, a mountain iconic of the Basque country, is situated approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) to the west of the village. The summit can be reached by the Petit train de la Rhune, which commences from the Col de Saint-Ignace, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the west of the village on the D4 road to Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
History
Today, its territory forms an enclave in the Navarre, a region of Spain, with which it shares a 25 km (16 mi) border.
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