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Uhabia
The Uhabia or Ouhabia is a coastal river of the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, southwest France. It is long. Geography It rises at ''Goizbide'' in the woods above Ustaritz and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, where it is known as the ''Apalagako erreka''. It collects waters from the ''Alhorgako Erreka'' and drains the plain of ''Belhardi'' in the north of Ahetze, before flowing into the Bay of Biscay in Bidart. Name Its name ''Uhabia'' is the regular evolution of '' ur habia'', that can be translated as "course of the water". Main tributaries * Barrandiko Erreka, from Othe Xuria * Alhorgako Erreka, from Zirikolatz Départements and towns * Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Ustaritz, Arbonne, Bidart Bidart (; eu, Bidarte)BIDARTE |
Uhabia Embouchure Bidart
The Uhabia or Ouhabia is a coastal river of the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, southwest France. It is long. Geography It rises at ''Goizbide'' in the woods above Ustaritz and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, where it is known as the ''Apalagako erreka''. It collects waters from the ''Alhorgako Erreka'' and drains the plain of ''Belhardi'' in the north of Ahetze, before flowing into the Bay of Biscay in Bidart. Name Its name ''Uhabia'' is the regular evolution of '' ur habia'', that can be translated as "course of the water". Main tributaries * Barrandiko Erreka, from Othe Xuria * Alhorgako Erreka, from Zirikolatz Départements and towns * Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Ustaritz, Arbonne, Bidart Bidart (; eu, Bidarte)BIDARTE |
Arbonne
Arbonne (; eu, Arbona) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arbonars'' Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, ''Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques'', 2009, Archives and Culture, Geography Arbonne is located some 6 km south of Biarritz and 3 km east of Bidart. It is part of the Urban area of Bayonne and is located in the former province of Labourd. Access to the commune is by road D255 from Biarritz in the north passing through the village and continuing south to Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle. The D655 branches off the D255 in the south of the commune and goes to Ahetze. The A63 autoroute passes through the northern tip of the commune but has no access from the commune. In the south of the commune is the hamlet of Le Hameau d'Arbonne. The rest of the commune is mainly farmland with patches of forest especially in the north. Located in the drainage basin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habia (root)
{{Refimprove, date=October 2007 Habia, probably from habe(a), is an element in river names as: * the Uhabia, a coastal river of the French Basque Country, * the Ardanabia, a left tributary of the Adour. It may also be found in names as: ''Azkabi'' (Lohitzun), ''Habiaga'' (Ainharp, Arrast-Larrebieu, Iholdy), ''Zehabia'' (Armendarits), ''Zehabiaga'' (Chéraute), '' Intzabi'', '' Okabe''… The word ''habia'' means 'nest' in modern Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co .... Its original meaning is 'hole', Lhande, P. ''Dictionnaire Basque-Français et Français-Basque'', 1926. 'lower place', where rivers flow. Sources Place name element etymologies Basque toponymy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ur (root)
{{Unreferenced, date=October 2007 Ur is the Basque word for 'water'. This root may be found in many place names and some derivates as: * uharre / ugarre 'torrent' * uhaitz / ugaitz 'torrential river' (French gave). * urtz- ◂ Ourse > Ousse, Urtzaran, Ossau Valley < ''valis ursaliensis'' (1127), Oursbelille House names (thus family names) * Uhalde or Ugalde, from ''ur alde'' 'water side'; Family names: ''Duhalde, Uhalt, Duhalt''. * Uharte or Ugarte, from ''ur arte'' 'between water' ('between two brooks'; 'island'); Family names: ''Duhart, Duarte''.River names (thus village names) *, fr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahetze
Ahetze () is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The commune is part of the urban area of Bayonne, and of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.AHETZE The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aheztars''. Geography Location The commune is located some 13 km southwest of Bayonne and 30 km northeast of Donostia-San-Sebastion and only 4 km from the Atlantic beaches of and |
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (, literally ''Saint-Pée on Nivelle''; eu, Senpere)SENPERE is a village and a in the in southwestern |
Coastal Basins Of The Bay Of Biscay
The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in natural ecosystems, often home to a wide range of biodiversity. On land, they harbor important ecosystems such as freshwater or estuarine wetlands, which are important for bird populations and other terrestrial animals. In wave-protected areas they harbor saltmarshes, mangroves or seagrasses, all of which can provide nursery habitat for finfish, shellfish, and other aquatic species. Rocky shores are usually found along exposed coasts and provide habitat for a wide range of Sessility (motility), sessile animals (e.g. Mussel, mussels, starfish, Barnacle, barnacles) and various kinds of Seaweed, seaweeds. Along Tropics, tropical coasts with clear, nutrient-poor water, Coral reef, coral reefs can often be found between depths of . According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of France
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as ''fleuves'' when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as ''rivières'' when they flow into another river. The ''fleuves'' are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France. Tributary list North Sea The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west ( Calais). * Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) ** Moselle (in Koblenz, Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, it covers the French Basque Country and the Béarn. Its prefecture is Pau. In 2019, it had a population of 682,621.Populations légales 2019: 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques INSEE History Originally named Basses-Pyrénées, it is one of the first 83 created during the |
Bidart
Bidart (; eu, Bidarte)BIDARTE is a of the department in southwestern France
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Ustaritz
Ustaritz (; eu, Uztaritze) is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, southwestern France. It is located on the river Nive some inland from Bayonne. Ustaritz station has rail connections to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Cambo-les-Bains and Bayonne. Ustaritz was the location of the assembly of local Basque leaders before the French Revolution. The 19th-century French playwright and historian Jean-Joseph Ader (1796–1859) was born in Ustaritz. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department References External links UZTARITZE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)Information available in Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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