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Arhansus

Coordinates: 43°15′30″N 1°02′04″W / 43.2583°N 1.0344°W / 43.2583; -1.0344
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Arhansus
Arhantsusi
Arhansus sign
Arhansus sign
Coat of arms of Arhansus
Location of Arhansus
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Arhansus is located in France
Arhansus
Arhansus
Arhansus is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Arhansus
Arhansus
Coordinates: 43°15′30″N 1°02′04″W / 43.2583°N 1.0344°W / 43.2583; -1.0344
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonPays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christine Erdozaincy-Etchart[1]
Area
1
5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
70
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64045 /64120
Elevation60–370 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.

Arhansus (French pronunciation: [aʁɑ̃sys]; Basque: Arhantsusi)[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arhantsusiar[4][5] or Arhantsusitar.[5][3]

Geography

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The Bidouze at Arhansus

Arhansus 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

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  • 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

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Toponymy

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The 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
Arhansus Sanctus stephanus de aranchiis 1160 Orpustan
93
Village
Aranchus 1160 Orpustan
93
Arhanssus 1291 Orpustan
93
Eransus 1305 Orpustan
93
Aransus 1305 Orpustan
93
Arhansus 1365 Orpustan
93
Arhansus 1413 Orpustan
93
Aransus 1513 Raymond
10
Pamplona
Aransusi 1621 Orpustan
93
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:

Origins:

History

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Heraldry

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Arms of the Arhansus family
Arms of the Arhansus family
Blazon of the Arhansus Family of Lower Navarre

Blazon:
Gules, 15 billets Or at orle.




Arms of the Etchepare (Arhansus) family
Arms of the Etchepare (Arhansus) family
Blazon of the Etchepare (Arhansus) Family - former fief of the Kingdom of Navarre

Blazon:
Party per fesse, 1 Or, 2 Gules with a crescent inverted Argent.



Administration

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Arhansus Town Hall
The fronton

List of Successive Mayors[16]

From To Name
2001 2014 Marc Arrachou
2014 2026 Christine Erdozaincy-Etchart

Inter-communality

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Arhansus 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

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In 2017 the commune had 74 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 193—    
1800 159−2.73%
1806 190+3.01%
1821 171−0.70%
1831 187+0.90%
1836 213+2.64%
1841 192−2.05%
1846 181−1.17%
1851 177−0.45%
1856 163−1.63%
1861 137−3.42%
1866 150+1.83%
1872 125−2.99%
1876 146+3.96%
1881 136−1.41%
1886 120−2.47%
1891 99−3.77%
1896 115+3.04%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 122+1.19%
1906 117−0.83%
1911 125+1.33%
1921 121−0.32%
1926 115−1.01%
1931 114−0.17%
1936 124+1.70%
1946 131+0.55%
1954 116−1.51%
1962 109−0.78%
1968 95−2.27%
1975 102+1.02%
1982 97−0.72%
1990 98+0.13%
1999 81−2.09%
2007 72−1.46%
2012 71−0.28%
2017 74+0.83%
Source: EHESS[17] and INSEE[18]

Economy

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Economic activity is mainly agricultural. the commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.

Culture and Heritage

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An old farm

Civil Heritage

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Several sites in Arhansus are registered as historical monuments:

Religious Heritage

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The Church of Saint-Étienne

The Parish Church of Saint-Étienne (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.[20]

The Church

Hilarri in Arhansus

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c ARHANTSUSI, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, ISBN 978-2-35077-151-9 (in French)
  5. ^ a b c Euskaltzaindia - Academy of the Basque language
  6. ^ a b c Google Maps
  7. ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00084316 Protohistoric Camp at Castellu Cahara (in French)
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00084414 Protohistoric Camp at Portasanse (in French)
  10. ^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
  11. ^ Pierre Lhande, Dictionary Basque-French, 1926 (in French)
  12. ^ a b c Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, p. 93 ISBN 2 86781 396 4 (in French)
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000791 Presentation of the commune of Arhansus (in French)
  14. ^ Cassini Map 1750 – Arhansus
  15. ^ Titles published by don José Yanguas y Miranda (in Spanish)
  16. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  17. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arhansus, EHESS (in French).
  18. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000820 Houses and Farms (in French)
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000767 Parish Church of Saint-Étienne (in French)
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