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Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (Basque: Donazaharre) is a commune in the traditional Basque province of Basse-Navarre, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, Aquitaine région, south west 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.

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