Mauléon-Licharre (French pronunciation: [moleɔ̃ liʃaʁ]; Basque: Maule-Lextarre, Occitan: Maulion e Lisharra), or simply Mauléon, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.

It is the capital of the Soule (Zuberoa) historical Basque province.

It is home to the canvas shoe, the espadrille and etorki cheese.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 862 —     1800 985 +1.92% 1806 1,007 +0.37% 1821 1,054 +0.30% 1831 1,145 +0.83% 1836 1,259 +1.92% 1841 1,577 +4.61% 1846 1,654 +0.96% 1851 1,600 −0.66% 1856 1,475 −1.61% 1861 1,708 +2.98% 1866 1,876 +1.89% 1872 1,743 −1.22% 1876 2,108 +4.87% 1881 2,409 +2.71% 1886 2,251 −1.35% 1891 2,575 +2.73% 1896 2,651 +0.58% 1901 3,368 +4.90%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 4,045 +3.73% 1911 4,827 +3.60% 1921 4,220 −1.33% 1926 4,316 +0.45% 1931 4,069 −1.17% 1936 4,193 +0.60% 1946 4,567 +0.86% 1954 4,619 +0.14% 1962 4,679 +0.16% 1968 4,500 −0.65% 1975 4,239 −0.85% 1982 4,099 −0.48% 1990 3,533 −1.84% 1999 3,347 −0.60% 2007 3,228 −0.45% 2012 3,145 −0.52% 2017 2,954 −1.25% 2018 2,950 −0.14%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

• MAULE-LEXTARRE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
• Mauleon and the Medieval History of Navarre