Arhansus (French pronunciation: [aʁɑ̃sys]; Basque: Arhantsusi)[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Arhansus
Arhantsusi | |
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![]() Arhansus sign | |
Coordinates: 43°15′30″N 1°02′04″W / 43.2583°N 1.0344°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Bayonne |
Canton | Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre |
Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christine Erdozaincy-Etchart[1] |
Area 1 | 5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 70 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64045 /64120 |
Elevation | 60–370 m (200–1,210 ft) (avg. 291 m or 955 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arhantsusiar[4][5] or Arhantsusitar.[5][3]
Geography
editArhansus is located in the former basque province of Lower Navarre some 10 km south of Saint-Palais and 8 km north-east of Larceveau-Arros-Cibits. Access to the commune is solely by country roads with at least two country roads connecting the village to the D933 road from Larceveau-Arros-Cibrits to Uhart-Mixe which passes outside and parallel to the western border of the commune. The commune consists almost entirely of farmland with a few small patches of forest.[6]
The Bidouze river forms the western border of the commune flowing north with two small streams rising in the commune and joining it. One stream is the northern border of the commune.[6]
Places and Hamlets
edit- Aguerrengoyhenko Borda (ruins)
- Bidartia
- Bordaberria
- Carricondoa
- Castellu Cahara[7] or Gastelusare[8]
- Charcoa
- Cuçuluteguia
- Elgartia
- Etchessaria
- Eyhera
- Eyheraberria
- Goyhenetchea
- Haramberria
- Harispouria
- Hirrundoya
- Inchaurrague
- Ithurbidia
- Larrondoa
- Lastapia
- Mendionda
- Olieta
- Portasanse[9]
- Solaquia
- Uligainia
Toponymy
editThe commune's name in basque is Arhantsusi[3][5] (or Arhantsuse[11]). The name is based on the basque radical Arhan-, Arran- from where Arhantz is derived[12] but the etymology "where blackthorn abounds"[13] is uncertain.[12]
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
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Arhansus | Sanctus stephanus de aranchiis | 1160 | Orpustan | 93 |
Village | |
Aranchus | 1160 | Orpustan | 93 |
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Arhanssus | 1291 | Orpustan | 93 |
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Eransus | 1305 | Orpustan | 93 |
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Aransus | 1305 | Orpustan | 93 |
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Arhansus | 1365 | Orpustan | 93 |
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Arhansus | 1413 | Orpustan | 93 |
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Aransus | 1513 | Raymond | 10 |
Pamplona | ||
Aransusi | 1621 | Orpustan | 93 |
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L'Eldurne | L'Eldurne | 1863 | Raymond | 58 |
Stream, tributary of the Bidouze crossing Arhansus | |
Etchepare | Etchepare | 1863 | Raymond | 63 |
Fief, under the Kingdom of Navarre | |
Etcheverry | Etcheverry | 1863 | Raymond | 63 |
Fief, under the Kingdom of Navarre | |
Gaztelu Zahar | Gastellusahar | 1750 | Cassini | Mountain between Arhansus and Juxue | ||
Gastelluçar | 1863 | Raymond | 68 |
Sources:
- Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy[12]
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[8]
- Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750[14]
Origins:
History
editHeraldry
editBlazon of the Arhansus Family of Lower Navarre
Blazon:
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Blazon of the Etchepare (Arhansus) Family - former fief of the Kingdom of Navarre
Blazon:
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Administration
editList of Successive Mayors[16]
From | To | Name |
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2001 | 2014 | Marc Arrachou |
2014 | 2026 | Christine Erdozaincy-Etchart |
Inter-communality
editArhansus is part of seven inter-communal structures:
- the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque;
- the AEP association of Ostabaret;
- the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
- the inter-communal association for the single purpose of Oztibarre Garbi;
- the inter-communal association for the development and management of the slaughterhouse at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port;
- the association for the operation of schools in Ostibarret;
- the association to support Basque culture.
Demography
editIn 2017 the commune had 74 inhabitants.
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Source: EHESS[17] and INSEE[18] |
Economy
editEconomic activity is mainly agricultural. the commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.
Culture and Heritage
editCivil Heritage
editSeveral sites in Arhansus are registered as historical monuments:
- The Protohistoric Camp at Castellu Cahara [7] at an altitude of 361m
- A second Protohistoric Camp at Portasanse. [9]
- Houses and Farms (18th-19th century) [19]
Religious Heritage
editThe Parish Church of Saint-Étienne (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.[20]
- The Church
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Stained Glass
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Relief
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c ARHANTSUSI, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
- ^ Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, ISBN 978-2-35077-151-9 (in French)
- ^ a b c Euskaltzaindia - Academy of the Basque language
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00084316 Protohistoric Camp at Castellu Cahara (in French)
- ^ a b Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00084414 Protohistoric Camp at Portasanse (in French)
- ^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
- ^ Pierre Lhande, Dictionary Basque-French, 1926 (in French)
- ^ a b c Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, p. 93 ISBN 2 86781 396 4 (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000791 Presentation of the commune of Arhansus (in French)
- ^ Cassini Map 1750 – Arhansus
- ^ Titles published by don José Yanguas y Miranda (in Spanish)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arhansus, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000820 Houses and Farms (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000767 Parish Church of Saint-Étienne (in French)
External links
edit- Arhansus on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Arhansus on the 1750 Cassini Map