Irun

It lies on the foundations of the ancient Oiasso, cited as a Roman-Vasconic town.{{cite web | title = What is Oiasso Museum | url = http://www.irun.org/oiasso/home.aspx?tabId=260 | website = Oiasso Roman Museum | access-date = 2017-03-09}}

During the Spanish Civil War, the city was site of the 1936 Battle of Irun, which ended with a strategic victory for the Nationalist forces.

One of the biggest towns in Gipuzkoa, its location on the border between Spain and France, across the Bidasoa river from Hendaye, has made Irun into a commercial and logistic centre. Irun railway station is a major break-of-gauge where the SNCF {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} rails meet the {{RailGauge|1668mm}} broad gauge Renfe ones.

Currently Irun has a fairground with a modern exhibition and telecommunication facilities, just some 100 metres away from the actual border at the Santiago Bridge (river Bidasoa).

Irun is part of the conurbation of Txingudi bay with Hondarribia and Hendaye; the town is also within the area of the Eurocité Basque Bayonne-San Sebastián, a European economic interest grouping. (fr)

One of its main festivals is the Alarde de San Marcial, a parade recreating an episode of the Peninsular War, held every year on 30 June.

There are hot mineral springs in the town.

The town is home to one of Europe's top handball teams, CD Bidasoa, who play at the Artaleku Udal Kiroldegia.

Its football club is Real Unión who play in the third tier, and are based at Stadium Gal. There is a {{ill|Real Unión B|es|Real Unión Club "B"}} in the seventh tier.

Irun has an oceanic climate courtesy of strong maritime moderation from the Bay of Biscay. Rainfall is frequent year-round since Irun is on the windward side of the Pyrenees. Rain often falls in high quantities on individual days with {{convert|1649|mm|inch}} falling on just 138 days.

{{Weather box

|location = San Sebastián Airport, Hondarribia, adjacent to Irun (1981–2010 normals)

|metric first = y

|single line = y

|Jan record high C = 24.6

|Feb record high C = 28.6

|Mar record high C = 29.0

|Apr record high C = 32.4

|May record high C = 36.6

|Jun record high C = 39.8

|Jul record high C = 40.4

|Aug record high C = 40.0

|Sep record high C = 38.0

|Oct record high C = 33.4

|Nov record high C = 29.4

|Dec record high C = 26.0

|year record high C = 40.4

|Jan high C = 13.1

|Feb high C = 13.8

|Mar high C = 16.1

|Apr high C = 17.5

|May high C = 20.7

|Jun high C = 23.1

|Jul high C = 25.1

|Aug high C = 25.7

|Sep high C = 24.0

|Oct high C = 21.0

|Nov high C = 16.2

|Dec high C = 13.5

|year high C = 19.2

|Jan mean C = 8.9

|Feb mean C = 9.4

|Mar mean C = 11.6

|Apr mean C = 13.0

|May mean C = 16.2

|Jun mean C = 19.0

|Jul mean C = 21.0

|Aug mean C = 21.5

|Sep mean C = 19.4

|Oct mean C = 16.4

|Nov mean C = 12.0

|Dec mean C = 9.6

|year mean C = 14.8

|Jan low C = 4.7

|Feb low C = 5.0

|Mar low C = 7.0

|Apr low C = 8.5

|May low C = 11.8

|Jun low C = 14.8

|Jul low C = 16.9

|Aug low C = 17.2

|Sep low C = 14.7

|Oct low C = 11.8

|Nov low C = 7.8

|Dec low C = 5.6

|year low C = 10.5

|Jan record low C = -12.0

|Feb record low C = -13.0

|Mar record low C = -5.2

|Apr record low C = -1.2

|May record low C = 3.0

|Jun record low C = 5.3

|Jul record low C = 7.8

|Aug record low C = 8.4

|Sep record low C = 4.6

|Oct record low C = 0.8

|Nov record low C = -5.8

|Dec record low C = -8.4

|year record low C= -13.0

|Jan precipitation mm = 157

|Feb precipitation mm = 135

|Mar precipitation mm = 124

|Apr precipitation mm = 156

|May precipitation mm = 120

|Jun precipitation mm = 95

|Jul precipitation mm = 85

|Aug precipitation mm = 117

|Sep precipitation mm = 132

|Oct precipitation mm = 167

|Nov precipitation mm = 188

|Dec precipitation mm = 174

|year precipitation mm = 1649

|Jan precipitation days = 13

|Feb precipitation days = 12

|Mar precipitation days = 12

|Apr precipitation days = 14

|May precipitation days = 12

|Jun precipitation days = 10

|Jul precipitation days = 9

|Aug precipitation days = 10

|Sep precipitation days = 10

|Oct precipitation days = 12

|Nov precipitation days = 13

|Dec precipitation days = 12

|year precipitation days = 138

|unit precipitation days = 1 mm

|Jan snow days = 1

|Feb snow days = 1

|Mar snow days = 0

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0

|Dec snow days = 0

|year snow days = 2

|Jan humidity = 75

|Feb humidity = 72

|Mar humidity = 70

|Apr humidity = 71

|May humidity = 72

|Jun humidity = 73

|Jul humidity = 74

|Aug humidity = 75

|Sep humidity = 75

|Oct humidity = 75

|Nov humidity = 76

|Dec humidity = 75

|year humidity = 74

|Jan sun = 88

|Feb sun = 108

|Mar sun = 141

|Apr sun = 159

|May sun = 182

|Jun sun = 188

|Jul sun = 198

|Aug sun = 197

|Sep sun = 170

|Oct sun = 134

|Nov sun = 96

|Dec sun = 81

|year sun = 1750

|source = Agencia Estatal de Meteorología{{cite web

|url=http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=1014&k=pva

|title=VValores climatológicos normales. Hondarribia, Malkarroa

|date=November 2015}}

|access-date = |date=November 2015}}

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• Juan Olazábal Ramery (1860–1937), Carlist politician
• Luis Mariano, singer.
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• Fermin Muguruza, singer.
• Alberto Górriz, footballer.
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• Iñaki Descarga, footballer.
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• Luis Regueiro, footballer.
• Patricio Arabolaza, footballer.
• Oier Olazábal, footballer.
• Sergio Francisco, footballer.
• Juan Manuel Gárate, cyclist.
• Basilio Sánchez Beguiristáin, mayor of the Chilean commune of Pichilemu.
• Kortatu, punkrock band
• Menchu Gal, painter
• {{ill|Jon Sistiaga|es}}, reporter
• Leontxo García, chess player & commentator for the El País newspaper
• Mari Jose Urruzola, educator, feminist, writer

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• [http://www.irun.org Irun municipal government website] {{in lang|eu|es}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111028085049/http://sindominio.net/lakaxita/ Lakaxita gaztetxea]

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