By the 16th century, the Basque-speaking area was reduced basically to the present-day seven provinces of the Basque Country, excluding the southern part of Navarre, the southwestern part of Álava, and the western part of Biscay, and including some parts of Béarn.
Do 16. stoljeća baskijski govorni prostor je smanjen u osnovi na današnjih sedam pokrajina Baskije, osim na južnom dijelu Navare, jugozapadnom dijelu Álave i zapadnom dijelu Biskaje, uključujući i neke dijelove Béarna.