Bidarray

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Bidarray

|native name = Bidarrai

|commune status = Commune

|image = Bidarray Fronton.jpg

|caption = Basque pelota

|image coat of arms = Blason fr ville Bidarray.svg

|arrondissement = Bayonne

|canton = Montagne Basque

|INSEE = 64124

|postal code = 64780

|mayor = Jean-Michel Anchordoquy{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Pays Basque

|coordinates = {{coord|43.2675|-1.3438|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 120

|elevation min m = 61

|elevation max m = 935

|area km2 = 38.20

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Bidarray ({{IPA|fr|bidaʁaj}}; {{Langx|eu|Bidarrai}})[https://aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus/en/bidarrai/ar-18599/ BIDARRAI], Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia {{in lang|es}} is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/64124-bidarray INSEE commune file] It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre. Bidarray-Pont-Noblia station has rail connections to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Cambo-les-Bains and Bayonne.

Located here is the Noblia bridge, a Roman bridge that spans the Nive. According to legend it was built by the Laminak or Sorginak (witches) in one night, earning it the nickname "the Bridge of Hell".

==Economy==

The municipality is part of the production area for the Irouléguy vineyards. The activity is mainly agricultural. Bidarray is also part of the designation area for Ossau-Iraty cheese.

The purity of the waters of the Nive River has enabled the establishment of a fish farming activity. The river also allows for the practice of whitewater sports such as kayaking or rafting. A base has been established in the commune since 1991. Navigation is of moderate difficulty because most of its course consists of a succession of rapids and flat water stretches.