Ainharp Ainharbe | |
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 The road into Ainharp | |
 Location of Ainharp | |
  Ainharp  Ainharp | |
| Coordinates:43°15′41″N0°55′45″W / 43.2614°N 0.9292°W /43.2614; -0.9292 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Montagne Basque |
| Intercommunality | Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Arhanchiague[1] |
Area 1 | 14.07 km2 (5.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 128 |
| • Density | 9.10/km2 (23.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64012 /64130 |
| Elevation | 129–426 m (423–1,398 ft) (avg. 199 m or 653 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ainharp (French pronunciation:[ajɲaʁp];Basque:Ainharbe)[3] is acommune in thePyrénées-Atlantiquesdepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaineregion in southwesternFrance.
Ainharp is located some 50 km west by southwest of Pau, 15 km southeast ofSaint-Palais, and 10 km north-west ofMauleon-Licharre. It is part of theformer province ofSoule.
The commune can be accessed by road D242 fromLohitzun-Oyhercq in the west passing through the village and continuing southeast toMauleon-Licharre. The D344 road also goes to the north from the village through the commune then east toEspes-Undurein. The commune terrain is undulating of mixed farmland and forest.[4]
Located in thedrainage basin of theAdour, the commune is the source of numerous streams including the Lagardoye which forms part of the south-eastern border, the Quihilleri which forms much of the western border, and the Lafaure which forms much of the northern border.[4]
Neighbouring communes and villages[4] | |
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The commune name inBasque isAinharbe.[3][7]
Jean-Baptiste Orpustan proposed two etymological interpretations:
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainharp | Ayharp | 1472 | Raymond | 4 | Notaries | Village |
| Ainharp | 1479 | Orpustan | 224 | |||
| L'Espitau d'Anharp | 1479 | Raymond | 4 | Ohix | ||
| Aynharp | 1479 | Raymond | 4 | Ohix | ||
| Aignharp | 1608 | Raymond | 4 | Insinuations | ||
| Ayharp | 1690 | Orpustan | 224 | |||
| Carricaburu | Carricaburue | 1479 | Raymond | 42 | Farm | |
| Habiague | Habiague | 1476 | Raymond | 74 | Ohix | Farm |
| Lafaure | La Phaura | 1538 | Raymond | 135 | Reformation | Stream on the northern border |
| La Phaure | 1863 | Raymond | 135 | |||
| Lambare | lo bedat de Lambarre | 1476 | Raymond | 91 | Ohix | Hamlet and Wood |
| Chemin Mercadieu | lo cami Mercadieu | 1479 | Raymond | 112 | Ohix | Farm |
| le cami deu Mercat | 1479 | Raymond | 112 |
Sources:
Origins:
Paul Raymond noted on page 4 of his 1863 dictionary that the commune was a former priory in thediocese of Oloron and that there was a hospital for pilgrims.[5]
List of Successive Mayors of Ainharp[13]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1794 | 1807 | Bernard Aguerreberry |
| 1807 | 1820 | Armand Oyhenburu |
| 1820 | 1848 | Jean Etchart |
| 1848 | 1852 | Martin Salamendy |
| 1852 | 1854 | Jean Etchart |
| 1854 | 1855 | Alexandre Bente |
| 1855 | 1858 | Pierre Mercabide |
| 1858 | 1871 | Bernard Etchart |
| 1871 | 1874 | Echeberry |
| 1874 | 1880 | Marc Iratchet |
| 1880 | 1884 | Marc Barneche |
| 1884 | 1885 | Joseph Armagnague |
| 1885 | 1888 | Roch Guiresse |
| 1888 | 1892 | Marc Barneche |
| 1892 | 1908 | St. Jean Etchart |
| 1908 | 1929 | Francois Barneche |
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1950 | Jean Guiresse |
| 1950 | 1959 | François Elissiry |
| 1959 | 1971 | Jean-Pierre Aguer |
| 1971 | 1983 | Jean Lascaray |
| 1983 | 2026 | Jean-Pierre Arhanchiague |
Ainharp is a member of seven intercommunal structures:
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAinharbars[14] orAinharbear.[15][7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 194 | — |
| 1975 | 186 | −0.60% |
| 1982 | 181 | −0.39% |
| 1990 | 161 | −1.45% |
| 1999 | 142 | −1.39% |
| 2007 | 151 | +0.77% |
| 2012 | 143 | −1.08% |
| 2017 | 141 | −0.28% |
| Source: INSEE[16] | ||
The activity is mainly agricultural (maize and livestock). The town is part of theAppellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone ofOssau-iraty.
The commune has a church which dates back to the 11th century and aCalvary-Bell Tower from the 17th century. Its cemetery featuresHilarri dating from the time of the bell tower.
The village is located on a secondary road of thepilgrimage to Saint Jacques de Compostela[17] which passes on the highway to Ports de Cize, the priory ofSaint-Palais toSaint-Michel-le-Vieux which had a hospice for pilgrims calledBenta then toL'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise, Osserain,Pagolle,Roquiague,Haux,Larrau, andOrdiarp.
The commune has a primary school.
