left|thumb|360px|Pheasant Island from the International Bridge over the Bidasoa River. On the left Hendaye, France/" class="wiki">Irún, Spain; on the right
Hendaye, France
Pheasant Island is a river
island located in the River
Bidasoa. The island is a
condominium, under joint sovereignty of
Spain and
France, and so administered by
Irún (in
Guipúzcoa,
Spain) and
Hendaye (in the
Pyrénées-Atlantiques,
France), which are in charge of the island during alternating periods of six
months. It has a surface of 6,820 m² and has been artificially protected from the currents of the river.
The island is called
Isla de los Faisanes in
Spanish,
Île des Faisans,
Île de l’hôpital or
Île de la Conférence in
French and
Konpantzia in
Basque.
The most important historical event that took place on the island was the signing of the
Treaty of the Pyrenees after a series of 24 conferences between
Luis de Haro and
Cardinal Mazarin in
1659 to end the
Thirty Years' War. A
monolith in the centre of the island was raised to commemorate this event.