Anglet Facts for Kids

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Anglet

Coat of arms

Anglet

Location in France

Anglet

Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Country

Agglomération Côte Basque-Adour

Area

26.93 km² (10.40 sq mi)

Population

(2012)

39,223

• Density

1,456.48/km² (3,772.3/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+01:00 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+02:00 (CEST)

INSEE/Postal code

64024 /64600

Elevation

0–76 m (0–249 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Anglet is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Basque Country.

Images for kids

Beach on the Chambre d’Amour at Anglet and Biarritz lighthouse
Chronoplus Bus Terminus for the Anglet beaches.
Panorama of the beaches of Anglet from la Barre (at left) towards the cliffs at the House of Love (at right)
Old house in Anglet - as witness to the rural past and listed in the inventory of heritage for the city of Anglet (Annex PLU)
Mimiague Farm in labourdin timbered style. The ground floor was designed for living and stables, the first floor for hay drying and curing of hams - Rue de Bahinos Anglet
One of the oldest farms in Anglet, the Camiade farm (Rue de la Hausquette). The date 1669 is engraved on the pediment of stone. It features a carved lintel and a gabled façade with a gable roof
Bascot House - typical of an old Lande house, squat, on a rectangular base with or without a floor used to store hay
An old farm in Anglet called Mauleon but whose original name was "Bergouey Farm". Part of the building dates from the end of the 15th century and beginning of the 16th century.
An old house surrounded by pine forests and fields
VVilla Sofia, inhabited by Princess Yourievsky, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia
The interior of the Church of Saint Mary in the 5 cantons district built in 1933
The Jules Ferry School at Anglet. In the foreground the school was built in neo-Basque style with additions on both sides with openings that reveal a more contemporary architecture. At the right is the rear side of the pediment, today in the courtyard of the school. Made of Bidache stone, it dates from 1899 and Chiquito de Cambo played there.
A characteristic image of the time, urbanization and the famous tourist site of Chambre d'Amour by Hotel VVF-1970
The Villa Béatrix Enea, head office of cultural affairs and the Twinning committee
Sculpture in the public gardens in front of the Villa Béatrix Enea
View from the Lazaret Forest: in the foreground, the stock of sulphur from Sobegi for the terminal at the Port of Bayonne, but located in the commune of Anglet
Very old Anglet house called Maison Bearnes cited in ancient writings (1600)
Blanc-Pignon district - an example of popular architecture in Anglet
Izadia Park
The Pignada Forest
Bellardie
Making a chistera
The church of Saint-Léon
Facade of the Chapel of Our Lady of Refuge
Church Saint Mary (5 Cantons) - classified as a historical monument
Church Saint Mary interior - of Basque inspiration but in art-deco style

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