Aincille

Aincille (Basque: Aintzilla) is a French commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Aquitaine region of south-western France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aintzildars.

Geography

Location

The town is part of Cize Country in the former Basque province of Lower Navarre.

It is located some 50 km south-east of Bayonne and 5 km south-east of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

Access

The commune can be accessed by the D401 road from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the north-west to the village. From the village the D118 road goes north to join the D18 highway.

Hydrography

Located in the drainage basin of the Adour, the north-eastern border of the commune is marked by the Laurhibar river which flows north to join the Nive north of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. A stream rises near the village and flows to the Laurhibar in the north-east. The Urtchipea rises in the south of the commune and flows north-west gathering many tributaries and joins the Nive de Beherobie at Saint-Michel. The Sassitako erreka rises south-west of the village and flows north-west joining the Laurhibar east of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.