Esquiule (; [ ESKIULA, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia ]; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[ INSEE commune file]
It is located in the former province of Béarn. It stands out as an outpost of the Basque area of Soule,[ 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 the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department