Esquiule (; )ESKIULA
Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western

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Soule Soule (; Basque language, Basque: Zuberoa; Zuberoan/ Soule Basque: Xiberoa or Xiberua; ) is a former viscounty and France, French Provinces of France, province and part of the present-day Pyrénées-Atlantiques ''département in France, départ ...

, the village being historically Basque speaking. It has often played host to the carnivalesque performances known as '' maskaradak'' and its inhabitants arranged and performed one traditional theatre piece of Soule ('' pastorala'') under the title ''Madalena de Jaureguiberry'' in 2000.

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Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{OloronSainteMarie-geo-stub

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