Biriatou

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Biriatou

|native name = Biriatu

|commune status = Commune

|image = Biriatou Fronton2.jpg

|caption = Basque pelota pitch

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Biriatou (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg

|arrondissement = Bayonne

|canton = Hendaye-Côte Basque-Sud

|INSEE = 64130

|postal code = 64700

|mayor = Solange Demarcq-Eguiguren{{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=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Pays Basque

|coordinates = {{coord|43.3342|-1.7419|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 100

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 552

|area km2 = 11.04

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

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

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

}}

Biriatou ({{IPA|fr|biʁjatu}}; {{langx|eu|Biriatu}})[https://aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus/en/biriatu/ar-3679/ BIRIATU], Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia {{in lang|es}} is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/64130-biriatou INSEE commune file] It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.

The village lies on the edge of a hill rising east to the minor mount Xoldokogaina (486 m), the first noticeable prominence across the Spanish-French border at the lower Bidasoa. The hiking trail GR 10 crosses the village, heading east through the southern side of Xoldokogaina.

European road carriers and travellers are acquainted with the name, Basque for 'gate/pass of the way' (bide + ate), on account of the border customs and toll at the AP-8 - A-63 motorway to the west of the actual village, often jammed with vehicles and long queues.