Aincille Aintzilla | |
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 A House in Aincille | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Aincille | |
  Aincille  Aincille | |
| Coordinates:43°08′44″N1°11′38″W / 43.1455°N 1.1938°W /43.1455; -1.1938 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Montagne Basque |
| Intercommunality | Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gilbert Oçafrain[1] |
Area 1 | 6.26 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 117 |
| • Density | 18.7/km2 (48.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64011 /64220 |
| Elevation | 198–755 m (650–2,477 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aincille (French pronunciation:[ɛ̃sil];[3]Basque:Aintzilla;Occitan:Esbelh)[4] is acommune in thePyrénées-Atlantiquesdepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaineregion in southwesternFrance.
The town is part of Cize Country in the formerBasqueprovince ofLower Navarre.
It is located some 50 km south-east ofBayonne and 5 km southeast ofSaint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
The commune can be accessed by the D401 road fromSaint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the northwest to the village. From the village the D118 road goes north to join the D18 highway.[5]
Located in thedrainage basin of the Adour, the northeastern border of the commune is marked by the Laurhibar river, which flows north to join theNive north ofSaint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. A stream rises near the village and flows to the Laurhibar in the north-east. The Urtchipea rises in the south of the commune and flows northwest gathering many tributaries and joins theNive de Beherobie atSaint-Michel. The Sassitako erreka rises southwest of the village and flows northwest joining the Laurhibar east ofSaint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
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The commune name inbasque isAintzila meaning "hill of mud",[6]Aintzila[7] orAintzil-Harrieta.[8]
Jean-Baptiste Orpustan wrote the name of the commune in the formAïncille. He also indicated that in Basque the inhabitants are referred to asAintzildar.[7]
The following table details the origins of the commune name.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aincille | Aincibiu | 1264 | Mérimée | Village | ||
| Aincibiu | 1309 | Orpustan | ||||
| Ancivil | 1291 | Orpustan | ||||
| Ancivil | 1292 | Mérimée | ||||
| Ancil | 1304 | Mérimée | ||||
| Ancil | 1344 | Orpustan | ||||
| Ançill | 1307 | Mérimée | ||||
| Ançill | 1307 | Orpustan | ||||
| Ancibiu | 1350 | Mérimée | ||||
| Ancibiu | 1350 | Orpustan | ||||
| Aincile | 18th century | Raymond | 4 | Intendance | ||
| Ancille | 1801 | Cassini | Bulletin des lois |
Sources:
Origins:
Part of Aincille territory next to the communes ofAhaxe-Alciette-Bascassan,Bustince-Iriberry,Çaro,Lecumberry,Mendive,Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, andSaint-Michel, was taken on 11 June 1842 to form of the commune ofEstérençuby.[11]
| Blazon: Quarterly, first Azure a bridge of Or masoned in sable debruised over a wave of argent in base, in chief 3 stars the same arranged in fesse; second of Or with an eagle displayed in sable; three vert a cow of Or collared and belled in azure posed in base surmounted by a sheep of argent horned in Or; fourth azure with a church in Or in profile roofed the same extended at dexter with a porch abased and surmounted at dexter by a belltower and steeple the same supporting a cross in sable, windows and doors the same.. |
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List of Successive Mayors of Aincille[12]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2008 | Jean Françaistéguy |
| 2008 | 2026 | Gilbert Oçafrain |
The commune belongs to six intercommunal structures:
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 123 | — |
| 1975 | 136 | +1.45% |
| 1982 | 113 | −2.61% |
| 1990 | 110 | −0.34% |
| 1999 | 103 | −0.73% |
| 2007 | 124 | +2.35% |
| 2012 | 129 | +0.79% |
| 2017 | 112 | −2.79% |
| Source: INSEE[13] | ||
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAintzildars.[14]
The town is part of the production area ofIrouléguy AOC and theAppellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone ofOssau-iraty.
Economic activity is mainly agricultural.
Aincille had long receivedsaline (saline of Ugarré) since the 17th century and had the distinction of being a corporation with ownership of twenty-nine old houses of the town[15] and was reunited with the royal domain in 1683.
According to theMap of the Seven Basque Provinces published in 1863 by PrinceLouis-Lucien Bonaparte, the dialect of Basque spoken in Aincille is EasternLow Navarrese.
The commune has several sites that are registered as historical monuments:
[16][17][18]
The commune has several religious sites that are registered as historical monuments:
[19][20][21] The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
