Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Armendarits (French pronunciation: [aʁmɛ̃daʁits] Basque :Armendaritze )[ 3] commune in thePyrénées-Atlantiques department in theNouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-westernFrance .
The inhabitants of the commune are known asArmendariztar in Basque.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Lower Navarre House from 1775Sculpted Lintel Sculpted Lintel Amendarits is located some 12 km south-west ofSaint-Palais and some 8 km north-east ofIrissarry and is in theformer province ofLower Navarre . Access to the commune is by road D300 fromIholdy in the south to the village. The D8 going east from Iholdy also passes through the southern part of the commune. The D245 fromHélette in the west passes through the commune and the village and continues north to join the D14 just south-east ofMéharin . There is also the D408 which links the village to the D8 road inside the commune. Apart from a few patches of forest the commune is entirely farmland.[ 6]
Numerous streams rise in the commune: the Erreka Handia and its tributaries flows north past the village, the Iharte also flows north to the east of the village, and the Ossinako Erreka forms part of the south-western border as it flows south.[ 6]
Aguerréa[ 7] Aïntziondoa Albinoritzéko Borda (2 toponyms) Albinoritzia Altchia Alziéta Ameztoya Arbéletchia Armandegia Baratchartéa Barnetchia Bazterrechia Behamendy Béhitia Bidondoa Bigégaïnéa Bistaberry Bordaberria Bordaberriko Borda Bordamaria Bordécharria Bourdinateguia Carrica Céhabia Chichabalé Chimounénéa Chingolaénéa Chocohonia Curutzétako Borda[ 7] Donamaria Donapétria Donapétriko Borda Donamaria Donastéya Elhina Elinume Elizabéhéréko Borda Elizatchéko Borda Errékartéa Etchartéa Etchebarne[ 7] Etchébazterréa Etchégoïnberria Etchégoïnberriko Borda Etchégorria Etchénika Etchéparéa Eyhérabidé Eyhéraldéa Eyhéramounoa Fermindéguia Ferminéko Borda Gaïneko-Etchebarnéa Gaïneko-Meharu Garatéa Garatéko Borda Haramburua Harizhanditéguia Hatsandigaraia Iparréa Iribarnéa Irigaraya Ithurburua Ithurburuko Borda Jauregia[ 8] Jauréguicharria Landetxeberri Larraldéa Larramendia Lazalen Borda Legartoa Lekunberria Marihanditéguia Mehatzia Mendihilia Mendiondo Mendirigaraya Olhanéko Borda Olharanéa Orgalitegia Ossina Oyhanburua Oyhénartéa Pékoborda Pochulua Salla Sallaberria Sallaberriko Borda Sallagoitinéa Sorhoéta Sorogaraia[ 9] Suhartéko Borda Teïleria Uhaldea[ 10] Uhartéa Urrutia[ 11] Urritiko Borda Zedarria [ 12]
Neighbouring communes and villages [ 6]
The commune name inBasque isArmendaritze .[ 3] [ 5]
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Armendarits Armandarys 1249 Orpustan 113
Village Armendariz 1256 Raymond 10
Bayonne Sancta Maria de Armendaridz 1256 Raymond 10
Bayonne Armendariz 1264 Orpustan 113
Armendarriz 1292 Orpustan 113
Armendaritz 1366 Orpustan 113
Armendaritz 1413 Orpustan 113
Armendaritz 1428 Raymond 10
Duchesne Arbendaritz 1529 Raymond 10
Chapter Aguerréa Aguerre 1863 Raymond 3
Fief, vassal of theKingdom of Navarre Curutzétako Borda La Croix Boria 1863 Raymond 34
Place of pilgrimage Élissetche Élissetche 1863 Raymond 58
Fief, vassal of theKingdom of Navarre Etchebarne Etchebarne 1863 Raymond 63
Place of pilgrimage
Sources:
Origins:
Paul Raymond [ 7] Kingdom of Navarre .
Arms of Armendarits These arms were adopted by the town council in 2002 and are those of the Lords of Armendarits.[ 17] Blazon: Quarterly, 1 and 4 Azure with a castel turreted masoned in Sable, port and windows the same; 2 and 3 two cows Gules horned, hoofed, collared, and belled in Argent arranged in pale.
List of Successive Mayors [ 18]
From To Name Party Position 1939 1964 Bertrand Ilharreborde 1964 1986 Juliette Richard 1986 1989 Laurent Garat 1989 2026 Lucien Delgue UMP President of the Community of Communes
Armendarits is part of seven inter-communal structures:
theCommunauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque ; the AEP association of Arberoue; the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the inter-communal association for school transport and educational grouping of Méharin and Armendarits; the inter-communal association for development and management of the slaughterhouse at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port; the joint association Garbiki; the association to support Basque culture. In 2017 the commune had 405 inhabitants.
Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 706 — 1800 764 +1.13% 1806 799 +0.75% 1821 805 +0.05% 1831 840 +0.43% 1836 792 −1.17% 1841 809 +0.43% 1846 840 +0.75% 1851 818 −0.53% 1856 812 −0.15% 1861 784 −0.70% 1866 751 −0.86% 1872 746 −0.11% 1876 715 −1.06% 1881 705 −0.28% 1886 681 −0.69% 1891 632 −1.48% 1896 638 +0.19%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 631 −0.22% 1906 623 −0.25% 1911 600 −0.75% 1921 562 −0.65% 1926 510 −1.92% 1931 506 −0.16% 1936 559 +2.01% 1946 512 −0.87% 1954 420 −2.45% 1962 446 +0.75% 1968 420 −1.00% 1975 396 −0.84% 1982 386 −0.36% 1990 372 −0.46% 1999 357 −0.46% 2007 379 +0.75% 2012 391 +0.63% 2017 405 +0.71%
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Source: EHESS[ 19] [ 20]
Economic activity is mainly agricultural. The commune is part of theAppellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone ofOssau-iraty .
Culture and Heritage [ edit ] Several buildings and sites in the commune are registered as historical monuments:
TheJauregia Manor (17th century)[ 8] TheUrrutia Farmhouse (1636)[ 11] TheUhaldea Farmhouse (1780)[ 10] TheSorogaraia Farmhouse (1602)[ 9] Houses and Farms (17th-19th century)[ 21] Other sites of interest Houses in Armendarits Picture Gallery [ edit ] The Church of Saint Peter with thefronton TheParish Church of Saint Peter (17th century).[ 22] Hilarri : Hilarri Picture Gallery [ edit ] The commune has a primary school.
Notable people linked to the commune [ edit ] Bernard Renau d'Eliçagaray (Eñaut d'Elizagarai), calledlittle Renau , born in 1652 at Armendarits and died in 1719, was a mathematician, Inspector General of the Navy, in 1689 author of theTheory of Operation of Vessels .[ 23] Bomb vessels .[ 24] pastoral ofSoule in 2007 (atCamou-Cihigue ) was dedicated to him.^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" .data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 19 December 2024.^a b c ARMENDARITZE ,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 Euskaltzaindia - Academy of the Basque Language (Basque)^a b c Google Maps ^a b c d e 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, MériméeIA64000771 Jauregia Manor (in French) ^a b Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA64000768 Sorogaraia Farmhouse (in French) ^a b Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA64000769 Uhaldea Farmhouse (in French) ^a b Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA64000770 Urrutia Farmhouse (in French) ^ Géoportail ,IGN (in French) ^ Jean-Baptiste Orpustan,New Basque Toponymy ISBN 2 86781 396 4 (in French) ^ Manuscript from the 14th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques(in French) ^ Duchesne Collection, volumes 99 to 114, containing the papers of Oihenart, former Imperial Librarian -Bibliothèque nationale de France ^ Chapter of Bayonne in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques(in French) ^ Arms of France (in French) ^ List of Mayors of France (in French) ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui :Commune data sheet Armendarits ,EHESS (in French) .^ Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA64000819 Houses and Farms (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA64000818 Parish Church of Saint Peter (in French) ^ Manex Goyhenetche,General History of Basque Country - Vol. 3 , Elkarlanean, 2001,ISBN 2 9131 5634 7 , page 225.(in French) ^ Stephen Bull (2004).Encyclopedia of military technology and innovation . Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 44.ISBN 978-1-57356-557-8
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