<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
the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay