Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (; ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

History

The town of Saint-Jean-le-Vieux was razed to the ground in 1177 by the troops of Richard the Lionheart after a siege. The Kings of Navarre refounded the town at nearby Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port as the regional capital shortly afterwards. Saint-Jean-le-Vieux was also resettled.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

External links

• DONAZAHARRE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
• Public school (in French)
• Lake of Harrieta (in French)