L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise

L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise
12th-century Romanesque church 12th-century Romanesque church
L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise
Location within Aquitaine region L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Mauléon-Licharre
Intercommunality	Soule-Xiberoa
Government
• Mayor (2008–201408)	Dominique Uthurralt
Area1	2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	76
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	64264 / 64130
Elevation	147–254 m (482–833 ft) (avg. 159 m or 522 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise (Basque: Ospitalepea) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.

It is located in the former province of Soule.

Sights

The 12th-century Romanesque church of L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• OSPITALEPEA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)