Editing Bayonne (section)

==Policy and administration==

===List of mayors under the Ancient Régime===
The [[Duke of Gramont|Gramont family]] provided captains and governors in Bayonne from 1472 to 1789 as well as mayors, a post which became hereditary from 28 January 1590 by concession of [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]] to Antoine II of Gramont. From the 15th century, they resided in the Château Neuf then in the Château-Vieux from the end of the 16th century:<ref name="Bayonne">Olivier Ribeton, ''A Gramont Museum at Bayonne'', Publication of the Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Bayonne, Bayonne, 1986 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref><ref group="Note">The Château-Neuf was completed in 1507 by Roger de Gramont.</ref>

*'''Roger de Gramont''', (1444–1519), Lord of Gramont, Baron of Haux, Seneschal of Guyenne, hereditary mayor of Bayonne. He was an advisor and chamberlain of [[Louis XI]] in 1472 and then [[Charles VIII of France|Charles VIII]] in 1483. He was Ambassador for [[Louis XII]] in [[Rome]] in 1502. He became governor of Bayonne and its castles on 26 February 1487. He died of the plague in 1519.<ref name="Bayonne" />
*'''Jean II de Gramont''', Lord of Gramont, mayor and captain of Bayonne from 18 March 1523. On 15 September 1523, as a lieutenant in the company of [[Odet of Foix, Viscount of Lautrec|Marshal Lautrec]], he rescued Bayonne from the siege by the forces of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] under the command of the [[Prince of Orange]]. He died during the wars in Italy;<ref name="Bayonne" />
*'''Antoine I of Gramont''', born in 1526, he was appointed at the age of nine years (1535) as mayor and captain of Bayonne. In 1571, he charged Louis de Foix with the changes to the mouth of the Adour along the fortifications of the city;
*'''Antoine II de Gramont''' (1572–1644), Count of Gramont, Guiche and Toulonjon, Viscount then Count of Louvigny, ruler of Bidache, Viscount of Aster, lord then baron of Lescun. He was a ''Duke de Brevet'' in 1643, but unverified by Parliament. On 28 January 1590, [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]] granted him and his descendants the perpetual office of Mayor of Bayonne. He then became the Viceroy of Navarre. In 1595, Antoine II de Gramont charged Jean Errard (1599) then Louis de Millet (1612) to strengthen the defenses of the city;
*'''[[Antoine III de Gramont|Antoine III of Gramont-Touloujon]]''' (1604–1678), Count and then, in 1648, Duke of Gramont, Prince of Bidache, Count of Guiche, Toulonjon, and Louvigny, Viscount of Astern, Baron of Andouins and Hagetmau, and lord of Lesparre, peer of France in 1648, [[Marshal of France]] in 1641. As Ambassador of [[Louis XIV]], in 1660 he sought the hand of the [[Maria Theresa of Spain|Infanta Maria Theresa]]. The king gave him power of attorney to represent him in the marriage which was celebrated in Madrid. It was he who welcomed Louis XIV, [[Anne of Austria]], [[Cardinal Mazarin|Mazarin]], and the rest of the Court to Bayonne. He died on 12 July 1678 at the Château-Vieux;<ref name="Bayonne" />
*'''[[Antoine Charles IV de Gramont|Antoine Charles IV of Gramont]]''' (1641–1720), Duke of Gramont, Prince of Bidache, Count of Guiche and Louvigny, Viscount of Aster, Baron of Andouins and Hagetmau, Lord of Lesparre, peer of France, Viceroy of Navarre. In 1689, he continued the fortification works undertaken by [[Vauban]] in Bayonne, where he remained from 1706 to 1712. He supported [[Philip V of Spain|Philip V]] during the [[War of the Spanish Succession]], using Bayonne to supply his troops, weapons, reinforcements and subsidies. In retaliation, the opponents of Philip V organized two attacks in 1707: one at Château-Vieux leaving Antoine IV unharmed.<ref name="Bayonne" />

===Modern times===

'''List of Successive [[Mayor (France)|Mayors]]'''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=787 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

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! From !! To !! Name
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| 1725 ||  || Matthieu de Bruix
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| 1726 ||  || Jean de Moracin 
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| 1728 ||  || François de Poheyt 
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| 1730 ||  || Léon Dubrocq 
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| 1732 ||  || Pierre Commarieu 
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| 1736 ||  || Jean Desbiey
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| 1738 ||  || Jean-Louis Rol Montpellier 
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| 1740 ||  || Joseph Dulivier 
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| 1745 ||  || Léon Brethous
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| 1749 ||  || Joseph Dantes 
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| 1750 ||  || Dominique Behic
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| 1752 ||  || François Casaubon Maisonneuve 
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| 1754 ||  || Jean Baptiste Picot 
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| 1756 ||  || Martin Bretous 
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| 1758 ||  || Jean Desbiey 
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| 1760 ||  || Jean François Dubrocq 
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| 1762 ||  || Jean Rol de Montpellier 
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| 1764 ||  || Martin Antoine Bretous 
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| 1766 ||  || Jacques Pastoureau 
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| 1768 ||  || Joseph de Sorhainde 
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| 1770 ||  || Martin Castera
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| 1772 ||  || Pierre Larue 
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| 1774 ||  || Dominique Duhagon 
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| 1775 ||  || Jean-Pierre de Nogué 
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| 1776 ||  || Lasserre 
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| 1778 ||  || Pierre Anselme Monho
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| 1780 ||  || Joachim Dubrocq 
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| 1782 ||  || Etienne Lalanne 
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| 1785 ||  || Joseph Verdier 
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| 1788 ||  || Jacques Poydenot 
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| 1790 ||  || Dominique Dubrocq
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| 1791 ||  || Charles Lasserre 
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| 1791 ||  || Paul Faurie 
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| 1792 ||  || Jean-Pierre Joseph de Basterrèche 
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| 1793 ||  || Leclerc 
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| 1794 ||  || Johaneau
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| 1795 ||  || Dufourcq 
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| 1798 ||  || Barthélémy Poydenot 
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| 1798 ||  || Sauvine 
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| 1800 ||  || Paum Lacroix Ravignan 
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| 1803 || 1806 || Joseph Laborde Noguez
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| 1806 ||  || Chrysostome Dechegaray 
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| 1815 ||  || Martin Charles Chégaray 
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| 1816 ||  || Arnaud Fourcade 
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| 1818 ||  || Alexandre Betbeder 
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| 1824 ||  || Antoine Robert d'Hirairt
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| 1829 ||  || Joachim Alexandre Dubrocq 
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| 1830 || 1832 || Bernard Lanne 
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| 1832 || 1833 || Joseph Arnaud Eugène de Basterreche 
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| 1833 || 1848 || François Balasque
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| 1848 || 1849 || Eugène Boutouey
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| 1849 || 1850 || Joachim Alexandre Dubrocq 
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| 1852 || 1869 || Jules Labat 
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| 1871 || 1876 || Jules Séraphin Chateauneuf 
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| 1876 || 1881 || Jacques Théodore Plantié 
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| 1881 || 1884 || Edouard Séraphin Haulon
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| 1884 || 1885 || Jacques Léon Portes 
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| 1885 || 1888 || Joseph Edouard Viard 
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| 1888 || 1908 || Gabriel Léo Pouzac
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| 1908 || 1919 || Joseph Garat 
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| 1919 || 1925 || Jules Prosper Castagnet
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| 1925 || 1934 || Joseph Garat 
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| 1934 || 1935 || Jules Lafourcade 
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| 1935 || 1941 || Pierre Simonet 
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;[[Mayor (France)|Mayors]] from 1941

{| class="wikitable"
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! From !! To !! Name !! Party !! Position
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| 1941 || 1944 || Marcel Ribeton || ||
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| 1944 || 1945 || Jean Labourdique || ||
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| 1945 || 1947 || Jean Pierre Brana || ||
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| 1947 || 1958 || Maurice Delay || || Surgeon
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| 1958 || 1959 || Georges Forsans || ||
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| 1959 || 1995 || Henri Grenet || [[Union for French Democracy|UDF]]  || Surgeon
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| 1995 || 2014 || Jean Grenet || UDI || MP, Chairman of the Adour-Basque Coast agglomeration 2008–2014
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| 2014 || 2026 || Jean René Etchegaray || [[Union of Democrats and Independents|UDI]]  || President of the Adour-Basque Coast agglomeration
|}

===Cantons of Bayonne===
As per the Decree of 22 December 1789, Bayonne was part of two cantons: Bayonne-North-east, which includes part of Bayonne commune plus [[Boucau]], [[Saint-Pierre-d'Irube]], [[Lahonce]], [[Mouguerre]], and [[Urcuit]]; and Bayonne Northwest which consisted of the rest of Bayonne commune plus [[Anglet]], [[Arcangues]], and [[Bassussarry]].

In a first revision of cantons in 1973, three cantons were created from the same total; geographic area: Bayonne North, Bayonne East, and Bayonne West. A further reconfiguration, in 1982, focused primarily on Bayonne and, apart from Bayonne North Canton, which also includes Boucau, the cantons of Bayonne East and Bayonne West did not change.

Starting from the [[2015 French departmental elections]] which took place on 22 and 29 March, a new division took effect following the decree of 25 February 2014<ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028661520 Decree No. 2014-248 of 25 February 2014 concerning the delimitation of cantons in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques], consulted on 9 March 2015 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Once again three cantons centred on Bayonne are defined: [[Canton of Bayonne-1|Bayonne-1]]—with part of Anglet; [[Canton of Bayonne-2|Bayonne-2]]—which includes Boucau; and [[Canton of Bayonne-3|Bayonne-3]] now define the cantonal territorial division of the area.

===Judicial and administrative proceedings===
Bayonne is the seat of many courts for the region. It falls under the jurisdiction of the ''[[Tribunal d'instance]]'' (District court) of Bayonne, the ''Tribunal de grande instance'' (High Court) of Bayonne, the ''Cour d'appel'' ([[Court of Appeal (France)|Court of Appeal]]) of [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]], the ''Tribunal pour enfants'' ([[Juvenile court]]) of Bayonne, the ''[[Conseil de prud'hommes]]'' (Labour Court) of Bayonne, the ''[[Tribunal de commerce]]'' (Commercial Court) of Bayonne, the ''Tribunal administratif'' (Administrative tribunal) of [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]], and the ''Cour administrative d'appel'' (Administrative Court of Appeal) of [[Bordeaux]].<ref>[http://www.annuaires.justice.gouv.fr/annuaires-12162/liste-des-juridictions-competentes-pour-une-commune-22081.html#cmq_path=annuaire&cmq_territory=64100%20BAYONNE&cmq_submit=Submit List of competent jurisdictions for Bayonne], Ministry of Justice website {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>

The commune has a [[police station]], a [[Departmental Gendarmerie]], an Autonomous Territorial Brigade of the district Gendarmerie, squadron 24/2 of [[Mobile Gendarmerie]] and a Tax collection office.

===Intercommunality===

The commune is part of twelve inter-communal structures of which eleven are based in the commune:<ref name="Interco">[http://comdpt.pyrenees-atlantiques.pref.gouv.fr/ComDpt64/UneCommune.php Pyrénées-Atlantiques Communal database] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519094350/http://comdpt.pyrenees-atlantiques.pref.gouv.fr/ComDpt64/UneCommune.php |date=19 May 2014 }}, consulted on 9 March 2015 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>

* the [[Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque]];
* the transport association of Côte basque-Adour Agglomeration (STACBA);
* the intercommunal association for the management of the Txakurrak centre;
* the intercommunal association for the support of Basque culture;
* the Bil Ta Garbi joint association;
* the joint association for maritime Nive;
* the joint association for the Basque Museum and the History of Bayonne;
* the joint association for the development and monitoring of SCOT in the agglomeration of Bayonne and south Landes;
* the Kosta Garbia joint association;
* the joint association for the development of the European freight centre of Bayonne-Mouguerre-Lahonce;
* the joint association for operating the regional Maurice Ravel Conservatory.
* the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;

The city of Bayonne is part of the ''Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque'' which also includes Anglet, Biarritz, Bidart, Boucau, Hendaye and Saint-Jean-de-Luz. The statutory powers of the structure extend to economic development—including higher education and research—housing and urban planning, public transport—through Transdev—alternative and the collection and recovery waste collection and management of rain and coastal waters, the sustainable development, interregional cooperation and finally 106.

In addition, Bayonne is part of the Basque Bayonne-San Sebastián Eurocity which is a [[European economic interest grouping]] (EEIG) established in 1993 based in [[San Sebastián]].<ref name="Eurocité">[http://www.eurocite.org/ The Bayonne-San Sebastián Eurocity], GEIE, consulted on 9 March 2015 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref><ref>[http://www.eurocite.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Documents_Officiels/20140206_statuts_FR.pdf Statutes of the basque Bayonne-San Sebastián Eurocity], GEIE, consulted on 9 March 2015 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>

===Twin towns – Sister cities===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}

Bayonne has [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinning]] associations with:<ref name="Bayonne twinnings">{{cite web | url = https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/cncdext/dyn/public/atlas/rechercheAtlasFrance.html | title = National Commission for Decentralised cooperation | access-date = 14 December 2015|work = Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) | language = fr}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Veliko Tarnovo]], Bulgaria since 2004
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Satu Mare]], Romania since 2008
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pamplona]], Spain since 1970
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Nyíregyháza]], Hungary since 2008
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[L'Hospitalet de Llobregat]], since 2008
* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kajaani]], Finland since 2008
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* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Hydra (island)|Hydra]], Greece since 2008
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]], Portugal since 2008
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]], [[Florida]], United States since 1970
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]], [[New Jersey]], United States since 1970
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ascoli Piceno]], Italy since 2008
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