Arraute-Charritte Arrueta-Sarrikota | |
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 The Bakery | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Arraute-Charritte | |
  Arraute-Charritte  Arraute-Charritte | |
| Coordinates:43°23′59″N1°06′20″W / 43.3997°N 1.1056°W /43.3997; -1.1056 | |
| 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) | Christian Guillemin[1] |
Area 1 | 22.81 km2 (8.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 435 |
| • Density | 19.1/km2 (49.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64051 /64120 |
| Elevation | 8–192 m (26–630 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Arraute-Charritte (French pronunciation:[aʁotʃaʁit];Basque:Arrueta-Sarrikota)[3] is acommune in thePyrénées-Atlantiquesdepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-westernFrance.
The inhabitants of the commune are known asArruetar.[4][5]
Arraute-Charritte is located in theformer province ofLower Navarre some 40 km east by south-east ofBayonne and 15 km north-west ofSaint-Palais. Access to the commune is by the D11 road fromBidache in the north passing through the commune east of the village and continuing toMasparraute in the south. Access to the village is by the D246 fromOrègue in the west passing the village then south-west to Masparraute. The D313 also passes down the western border of the commune from the D11 south of Bidache and joins the D246 west of the village. The D310 goes east from the D11 north of the village toBergouey-Viellenave. There are forests in the north-east and north-west of the commune with a band of patchy forest through the centre. The rest of the commune is farmland.[6]
There is a stop in the commune on bus route 870 fromTardets-Sorholus to Bayonne on theInterurban Network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
TheBidouze river forms the north-eastern border of the commune with theRuisseau de Mandeheguy flowing into it there. Numerous other streams rise all over the commune and flow east to the Bidouze. TheRuiusseau de Bordaberry rises in the north of the commune and flows west to join theApatharena which forms the western border of the commune and continues north to join theLihoury. Numerous other streams rise in the commune and flow to the Apatharena.[6]
Neighbouring communes and villages[6] | |
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The commune name inbasque isArrueta-Sarrikota.[3][5]
Jean-Baptiste Orpustan[8] indicated thatCharrite came fromSarri-ko-(e)ta meaning "place of small bushes". However, there is no certainty of the origin of the nameArraute.
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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| Arraute | Arraute | 1125 | Orpustan | 79 | Village | |
| Sanctus petrus de arraute | 1160 | Orpustan | 79 | |||
| Arrauta | 13th century | Raymond | 11 | Duchesne | ||
| Araute | 1350 | Orpustan | 79 | |||
| Arraute | 1413 | Orpustan | 79 | |||
| Arrauta | 1513 | Raymond | 11 | Pamplona | ||
| Arruela | 1621 | Raymond | 11 | Biscay | ||
| Charritte | Sanctus Joannes de Sarricte | 1160 | Orpustan | 79 | Village | |
| Sarrite | 1316 | Orpustan | 79 | |||
| Ssarriette | 1381 | Orpustan | 79 | |||
| Sarrk oete | 1413 | Orpustan | 79 | |||
| Sarricoata | 1513 | Raymond | 48 | Pamplona | ||
| Charrite | 1750 | Cassini | ||||
| Charrite | 1801 | Ldh/EHESS/Cassini | Bulletin des Lois | |||
| Le Coud | Le Coud | 1863 | Raymond | 53 | Wood | |
| Éliçaïcine | Éliçaïcine | 1863 | Raymond | 58 | Fief of theKingdom of Navarre | |
| Élicetche | Élicetche | 1863 | Raymond | 58 | Fief of theKingdom of Navarre | |
| Chemin de l'Ermite | Chemin de l'Ermite | 1863 | Raymond | 59 | ||
| Ithorrondo | Yturrondo | 1621 | Raymond | 84 | Biscay | Farm |
Sources:
Origins:
The commune of Arraute and its village, Charritte-Mixe, were merged on 27 June 1842.[9]
| Blazon: Vert, a lion Argent.[14] |
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List of Successive Mayors[15]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 1995 | 2001 | Robert Gratien | CEO | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Christian Guillemin | Driver |
The commune is part of six inter-communal structures:
In 2017 the commune had 385 inhabitants. The population data given in the table and graph below include the former commune of Charritte, absorbed in 1842.
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Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Arraute-Charritte and Pyrénées-Atlantiques Department in 2017
| Arraute-Charritte | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |||
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| Age Range | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| 0 to 14 Years | 18.7 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 15.0 |
| 15 to 29 Years | 5.6 | 11.8 | 16.4 | 14.3 |
| 30 to 44 Years | 22.1 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 17.5 |
| 45 to 59 Years | 26.6 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 20.6 |
| 60 to 74 Years | 18.0 | 20.2 | 17.8 | 18.6 |
| 75 to 89 Years | 9.0 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 11.7 |
| 90 Years+ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
The town is part of theAppellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone designation ofOssau-iraty.
The local economy is mainly based on agriculture:
The village is typically Basque and has someMaisons à colombages (timbered houses).
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is registered as an historical monument.[21]TheBanks of the Bidouze are classified as aNatura 2000 site.[22]
Amorots-Succos,Masparraute,Orègue,Béguios, and Arraute-Charritte have created together an inter-communal educational grouping (R.P.I. AMOBA[23]).
