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The Baztan is a river that flows westwards towards Artesiaga and from Oronoz-Mugairi, not far from the Señorío de Bértiz Nature Park, it is known as the Bidasoa river. For the last 15 km, it acts as the border between France and Spain and flows into the Gulf of Biscay between Hendaye and Irun.
Baztan (or Baztán) can refer to the following:
- Baztan, Navarre in Navarre, Spain
- Baztan (river) in Navarre, Spain
- Baztan (comarca) in Navarre, Spain
- Nuevo Baztán, a settlement in the Community of Madrid, Spain
Baztan is a rural comarca located in a wide valley in Navarre, Spain, with the Baztan river running through it. Down the valley, the river is one of two forming the Bidasoa, on the Atlantic basin. The valley belongs to the Merindad de Pamplona, a historic administrative unit of Navarre.
The valley provides the access to the French Basque regions of Lapurdi and Lower Navarre by means of the Izpegi Pass and Dantxarinea.