Bayonne
Bayonne (Basque: Baiona; Spanish: Bayona) is a city and commune of southwest France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, of which it is a sous-préfecture.
Famous residents
Bayonne was the birthplace of:
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- Dominique Joseph Garat (1749-1833), writer and politician
- François Cabarrus (1752-1810), adventurer and Spanish financier, father of Madame Tallien
- Jacques Laffitte (1767-1844), banker and politician
- Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850), classical liberal author and political economist
- Léon Bonnat (1833-1922), painter
- René Cassin (1887-1976), jurist and judge, recipient of the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize
- Michel Camdessus (born 1933), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1997 to 2000
- Didier Deschamps (born 1968), World-Cup-winning footballer
- Imanol Harinordoquy (born 1980), French international rugby player
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| ► | Description |
| ► | Culture and sport |
| ► | Economy and products |
| ► | Communications |
| ► | Famous residents |
| ► | Civic information |
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