Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (; ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.INSEE commune file
History The town of Saint-Jean-le-Vieux was razed to the ground in 1177 by the troops of Richard the Lionheart after a siege. The Kings of Navarre refounded the town at nearby Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port as the regional capital shortly afterwards. Saint-Jean-le-Vieux was also resettled.
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
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External links
DONAZAHARRE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish) Public school (in French) Lake of Harrieta (in French)