Editing Irun

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Irun
| settlement_type         = [[Municipalities of Spain|Municipality]]
| official_name           = <!-- if different from name -->
| native_name             = <!-- if different from name -->
| image_skyline           = Irun Ayto..JPG
| image_alt               =
| image_caption           = Irun City Hall
| image_flag              = Bandera_de_Irun.svg 
| image_shield            = Escudo de Irun.svg
| nickname                =
| motto                   = Vigilantiae Custos
| image_map               =
| map_caption             =
| pushpin_map             = Spain Basque Country#Spain
| pushpin_label_position  =
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location of Irun within the Basque Autonomous Community##Location of Irun within Spain
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = Spain
| subdivision_type1       = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Euskadi]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Gipuzkoa]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[Comarcas of Spain|Eskualdea]]
| subdivision_name3       = [[Bidasoaldea]]
| seat_type               = <!-- [[Capital (political)|Capital]] -->
| seat                    =
| coordinates             = {{coord|43|20|16.13|N|1|47|19.72|W|region:ES_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
| elevation_m             = 20
| elevation_min_m         = 5
| elevation_max_m         = 825
| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 42.40
| established_title       = Founded
| established_date        = 28 February 1776
| population_as_of        = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_footnotes    = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
| population_total        = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
| population_demonym      = irundar, irunés/irunesa
| population_note         =
| population_density_km2  = auto
| blank_name_sec1         = [[Languages of Spain|Official language(s)]]
| blank_info_sec1         =
| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[List of postal codes in Spain|Postal code]]
| postal_code             = 20300-20305
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in Spain|Dialing code]]
| area_code               =
| leader_title            = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name             = Cristina Laborda Albolea (2023-)
| leader_party            = [[PSE-EE]]
| website                 = {{official website|http://www.irun.org/}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Irun''' ({{langx|eu|Irun}}, {{langx|es|Irún}}) is a town of the [[Bidasoaldea]] region in the province of [[Gipuzkoa]]<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Irun |volume=14 |pages=853–854}}</ref> in the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Autonomous Community]], Spain.

== History ==
It lies on the foundations of the ancient [[Oiasso]], cited as a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]]-[[Vascones|Vasconic]] town.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

During the [[Spanish Civil War]], the city was site of the 1936 [[Battle of Irun]], which ended with a strategic victory for the [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalist forces]].

==Geography and transport==
One of the biggest towns in Gipuzkoa, its location on the [[France–Spain border|border]] between Spain and France, across the [[Bidasoa]] river from [[Hendaye]],<ref name=EB1911/> 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}} [[Rail tracks|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:Eurocité basque Bayonne - San Sebastián|fr]])

==Culture and tourism==
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.<ref name=EB1911/>

===Sports===
The town is home to one of Europe's top [[team handball|handball]] teams, [[CD Bidasoa]], who play at the [[Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku|Artaleku Udal Kiroldegia]].

Its [[association football|football]] club is [[Real Unión]] who play in the [[Primera Federación|third tier]], and are based at [[Stadium Gal]]. There is a {{ill|Real Unión B|es|Real Unión Club "B"}} in the [[Divisiones_Regionales_de_Fútbol_in_the_Basque_Country#Preferente_de_Guipúzcoa|seventh tier]].

==Climate==
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.<ref name=aemet/>

{{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&nbsp;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]]<ref name=aemet>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=1014&k=pva
  |title=VValores climatológicos normales. Hondarribia, Malkarroa
  |date=November 2015}}</ref>
|access-date = |date=November 2015}}

==People from Irun==
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* [[Manuel Anatol]] (8 May 1903 – 17 May 1990) was a naturalized French professional football player.
* [[Ramón Iribarren]] (1900 - 1967), Engineer who made notable contributions in the field of coastal engineering. 
* [[Tirso de Olazábal y Lardizábal]] (1842–1921), Carlist politician
* [[Juan Olazábal Ramery]] (1860–1937), Carlist politician
* [[Luis Mariano]], singer.
* [[Amaia Montero]], singer.
* [[Fermin Muguruza]], singer.
* [[Alberto Górriz]], footballer.
* [[Alberto López Fernández]], footballer.
* [[Iñaki Descarga]], footballer.
* [[Javier Garrido]], footballer.
* [[Javier Irureta]], footballer.
* [[Javier Yubero]], footballer.
* [[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
[[File:Junkaleko Andre Mariaren eliza Irun 2006.JPG|thumb|left|Junkaleko Andre Maria church, Irun]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[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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