<P> The Basques ( / bɑːsks / or / bæsks / ; Basque : euskaldunak ( eus̺kaldunak ) ; Spanish : vascos ( ˈbaskos ) ; French : basques ( bask ) ) are an indigenous ethnic group characterised by the Basque language , a common culture and shared ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians . Basques are indigenous to and primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country ( Basque : Euskal Herria ) , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north - central Spain and south - western France . </P>
<P> The Basques ( / bɑːsks / or / bæsks / ; Basque : euskaldunak ( eus̺kaldunak ) ; Spanish : vascos ( ˈbaskos ) ; French : basques ( bask ) ) are an indigenous ethnic group characterised by the Basque language , a common culture and shared ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians . Basques are indigenous to and primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country ( Basque : Euskal Herria ) , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north - central Spain and south - western France . </P>
where do the basques come from in spain
where do the basques come from in spain
the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay
the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay