“An extraordinary strength of character”, “he will be lacking in the political landscape”: Didier Borotra, former senator and mayor of Biarritz, has died

Didier Borotra was mayor of Biarritz from 1991 to 2014, and senator of Pyrénées-Atlantiques from 1992 to 2011. Basque personalities and local politicians pay tribute to this lover of the Basque Country, who died on Wednesday 21 August at the age of 86.

PORTFOLIO - The former mayor of Biarritz died on August 21, 2024 at the age of 86. An opportunity to open the archives on the man who was the mayor of the Basque city for more than twenty years Didier

A well-known centrist politician, he was councilor of the Department from 1986 to 1991, mayor of Biarritz from 1991 to 2014 and French senator from 1992 to 2011. He died at the age of 86 on August 21, due to a heart attack.

Didier Borotra, ex-mayor of Miarritz, centrist senator and former councilor of the Department, passed away yesterday (Nantes, France, August 30, 1937 - Bayonne, August 21, 2024). From 1991 to 2014 he was the mayor of Miarritz (Lapurdi), for 23 years. He was about to turn 87 at the end of the month. At the end of the week, Borotra said goodbye to Pierre Levai, his childhood friend and well-known art collector. He died in New York at the end of th…

The man who headed the municipality of Biarrote from 1991 to 2014 died on Wednesday, August 21, at the age of 86. He will remain as a true builder.

Didier Borotra died on Wednesday, August 21 at the age of 86, France Bleu Pays Basque learned from the city of Biarritz. This centrist was mayor of Biarritz from 1991 to 2014 and a senator between 1992 and 2011.