Gautegiz Arteaga

Gautegiz Arteaga (Spanish: Gautéguiz de Arteaga) is a town in Biscay, in the northern Spanish autonomous community of the Basque Country.

Gautegiz Arteaga
Gautéguiz de Arteaga
Location in Biscay
Gautegiz Arteaga
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°22′5″N 2°39′8″W
Kintra Spain
Autonomous community País Vasco
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaBusturialdea
Area
  Total13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total840
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)

It is located on the right bank of the Urdaibai estuary.

Its most emblematic building is the Arteaga Tower, a medieval castle rebuilt in the 19th century for the French empress Eugénie de Montijo.

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