Navarre
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This is about the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre. For other uses, see Navarre (disambiguation).
| Capital | Pamplona |
| Official languages | Castilian; Basque co-official in some areas |
| Area
- % of Spain |
Ranked 11th
2,2% |
| Population
- Density |
Ranked 15th
54,82/km² |
| Demonym
- Basque |
|
| Statute of Autonomy | August 16, 1982 |
| ISO 3166-2 | NA |
|
Congress seats Senate seats |
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| President | Miguel Sanz Sesma ([[Uni�n del Pueblo Navarro|UPN]]) |
| Gobierno de Navarra | |
Navarre (Basque Nafarroa, Spanish Navarra) is an autonomous community and province of Spain.
It is bordered by the autonomous communities of the Basque Country (provinces of Guipúzcoa and Álava), La Rioja, and Aragon (provinces of Zaragoza and Huesca), and by France.
Of its population of 569,628 (2002), one-third live in the capital, Pamplona (Basque Iruña). There are 272 municipalities in Navarre. See List of municipalities in Navarre.
History
There was once a kingdom of Navarre spawning to both sides of the Pyrenees, that was split between France and Spain in the 16th century. The part of Navarre on the French side is called Basse Navarre (Basque Nafarroa Beherea) in today's French [[d�partement]] of Pyrenees Atlantiques.
The Kingdom of Navarre, originally called Pamplona, arose circa 824 when [[I�igo Arista]] led a revolt against the Franks. The last king of Navarre, Henry III (reigned 1572-1610), succeeded to the throne of France as Henry IV in 1589. It remained a separate kingdom under the French crown until 1791.
See also: Kings of Navarre - Kings of Navarre family tree
Reference
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Navarre" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navarre January 7, 2004
