Bayonne

Bayonne, with 40 thousand residents,¹ is located along the Adour River, where it is joined by the Nive, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Department of the Acquitaine Region of France. The Sainte-Marie cathedral is a way stop for pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela, and as such is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tallest modern building is the tower Résidence Plein-Ciel (14 stories, 156 feet).²

External references

Overview of Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Department, Acquitaine Region, France

Footnotes

1. Figure for 2010 in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_communes_in_France_with_over_20,000_inhabitants, accessed 2/8/2015.
2. Emporis.com, accessed 7/3/2015.