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Bidache

Bidache is a village in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of south-western France, on the Bidouze river. It was the seat of the Gramont family, whose castle dominated the village, and from the 16th century they claimed it as a sovereign principality on the border of France and Navarre. Annexed to France in the Revolution, the castle was burned in 1796 and stands in ruins.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bidache. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bidache
MLA: “Bidache.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bidache. Accessed .
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