Pheasant Island, Spanish, returns to France for six months

Pheasant Island, located on the Bidassoa River, will return to French sovereignty on August 1st.

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The fact

This border territory between Hendaye and Irun alternates every six months between France and Spain.

This historical peculiarity dates back to a 17th-century treaty between the two countries.

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