<P> The Basque Country ( Basque : Euskal Herria ; French : Pays basque ; Spanish : Vasconia , País Vasco ) is the name given to the home of the Basque people . The Basque country is located in the western Pyrenees , straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay . Euskal Herria is the oldest documented Basque name for the area they inhabit , dating from the 16th century . </P>
what part of spain is the basque region
in the western Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay