Alos-Sibas-Abense ()ALOZE-ZIBOZE-ONIZEGAINE

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department in the

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. It is located in the former province of

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aloztar-Ziboztar-Oniztar''

Geography

''Alos-Sibas-Abense'' is located some 90 km south-east of Bayonne and 80m km west of

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. The D918 road runs down the eastern border of the commune, but does not enter. Access to the commune is on road D247 from Alcay-Alcabehety-Sunharette in the southwest which runs through the heart of the commune to the village. It then continues to the southeast linking with the D918 at

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Hydrography

Located in the

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of the Adour, the

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river passes along and forms the eastern border of the commune parallel with the D918 road. The Aphoura stream (18 km), which is fed by the Ardounc, the Batasse (10.1 km), the Laritolle, the Jaga, and the Uthurrotche erreka, flows near the village and to the Saisson.

Places and hamlets

*Abense *Althondo *Ansola *Barnech *Basterrèche *Basterreix *Belle-Sise *Canderats *Choy-Cantaguia *Curutchet *Domec *Eskiéta *Etchandy *Eyhéra *Hastoy *Mendiondoa *Mendisquer *Ohix *La Papeterie *Péko Urupéa *Quihillaborda *La Salle *Samalgagna *Sibas *Uhalte-Borde Géoportail

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Toponymy

The commune name in

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is ''Aloze-Ziboze-Onizegaine''. Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, ''Dictionary of Placenames - Pyrénées-Atlantiques'', 2009, Archives and Culture, The Basque form of ''Sibas'' can be ''Ziboz(e)'' or ''Ziborotz(e)''. Jean-Baptiste Orpustan suggested that ''Abense'' came from a

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phonetic change to the Basque ''Oniz'' > ''onise'' > ''oénse'' > ''auénse'' > ''abense''. The base of the name is the oronym ''ona'', also present in '' Bayonne'' and ''Oneix''. The modern Basque form (''Onizegañia'', ''Onizegañe'' or ''Omiz(e)'') are equivalent to "Upper" (''gain(e)a'' > ''gañia''). Brigitte Jobbé-Duval suggests that ''Oniz'' is the name of a noble Basque family. The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. Sources: *Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan
'' New Basque Toponymy''
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''New Basque Toponymy''
Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, p. 189-191, *

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''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. ''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 *Cassini
1750 Cassini Map
*EHESS: Origins: *Luntz: *Soule: Customs of

Customs of

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at Abense

History

Sibas merged with Alos on 23 October 1843 to form Alos-Sibas. On 16 April 1859, following the annexation of part of the territory of Abense-de-Haut, the commune took the name of Alos-Sibas-Abense. On the same day the commune of Abense-de-Haut disappeared, its territory being divided between Alos-Sibas and Tardets.

Heraldry

Administration

Lists of Successive Mayors of Alos-Sibas-Abense

Until 1843

;Alos ;Sibas ;Abense-de-Haut

Until 1859

;Alos-Sibas ;Abense-de-Haut

After 1859

;Alos-Sibas-Abense

Intercommunality

The town is part of six intercommunal structures: *the

Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque The communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque ( eu, Euskal Hirigune Elkargoa), is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the cities of Bayonne and Biarritz. It is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques depa ...

*the union to support Basque culture *SIVOM of the canton of Tardets *the municipal association for the gaves of Oloron and Mauleon *SIVU for Tourism in Haute-Soule and Barétous *the AEP Union for Soule country

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 319 inhabitants. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1836 and earlier refer to the former commune of Alos, and for 1841-1851 to the former commune of Alos-Sibas.

Economy

Economic activity is mainly focused on agriculture (livestock and pasture). The town is part of the

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zone of

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Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

*Etchandia House, formerly owned by the Etchandy family. *La Salle d'Abense

Religious heritage

The Church of Abense contains a Processional Cross (15th century) which is registered as an historical object.

Environmental heritage

The common practices Controlled burnsAlos-Sibas-Abense
for prevention of forest fires.

Facilities

The town has an early childhood hub (Child care centre and a creche) and an ''

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