Barraute-Camu is a

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of the

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department in the

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region of south-western

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Geography

Barraute-Camu is located 2 km east by south-east of Sauveterre-de-Béarn and 4 km west by north-west of Montfort. Access to the commune is by the D936 highway from

Abitain Abitain (; eu, Abitaine) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The inhabitants are known as ''Abitainois'', or ''Abitaonoises''. Geography Location Abitain is bordered ...

in the west which passes through the heart of the commune just south of the village and continues east to Araujuzon. The commune is almost all farmland except for some forest along the river and along the southern border. The

Gave d'Oloron The Gave d'Oloron is a river of south-western France near the border with Spain. It takes its name from the city Oloron-Sainte-Marie, where it is formed from the rivers Gave d'Aspe and Gave d'Ossau. It joins the Gave de Pau in Peyrehorade to fo ...

forms the northern border of the commune as it flows west to join the

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to become the Gaves Réunis. The ''Ruisseau de Lapeyrère'' rises in the commune and flows north to join the Gave d'Oloron.

Places and Hamlets

* La Cabé * Camu * Campagne de Camu * Capulet * Crescent * Houch * Lageyre * Lahitau * Lasbignasses * Peyret * Théas

Toponymy

The commune name in Occitan Gascon is ''Berrauta-Camun''. Michel Grosclaude said that the name comes from the basque ''berro'': ''Broussailles'' and the collective suffix -eta'' meaning "where there are no bushes" He also stated that ''Camu'' most likely comes from the Gascon ''kamy'', the variant ''kamu'' meaning "fertile ground next to the river". The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. Sources: *Grosclaude: ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', 2006 Michel Grosclaude, ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, *

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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 *Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: Origins: *Sorde: Cartulary of SordeCartulary of the Abbey Saint John of Sorde, published in the proofs of the ''History of Béarn'' by

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*Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Notaries: Notaries of

Navarrenx Navarrenx (; oc, Navarrencs, ; eu, Nabarrengose, eu, label=Zuberoan dialect, Zuberoan, Nabarrenkoxe) is a town and communes of France, commune in the departments of France, French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Béarn) and the region of ...

Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Reformation: Reformation of BéarnManuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Ohix: Contracts retained by Ohix, Notary of

Soule Soule (Basque: Zuberoa; Zuberoan/ Soule Basque: Xiberoa or Xiberua; Occitan: ''Sola'') is a former viscounty and French province and part of the present-day Pyrénées-Atlantiques ''département''. It is divided into two cantons of the arrond ...

History

Barraute appears as ''Barraute'' on the 1750 Cassini Map and the same on the 1790 version. Camu appears as ''Camu'' on the 1750 Cassini Map and does not appear on the 1790 version. Paul Raymond noted on page 21 and 40 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Barraute had 24

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and Camu 11. Barraute was part of the bailiwick of Navarrenx and Camu in that of Sauveterre. The communes of ''Barraute'' and ''Camu'' were merged on 14 June 1841.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Inter-communality

The commune is part of five inter-communal structures: * the inter-communal centre for social action of Community of communes of Béarn des Gaves; * the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves; * the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; * the inter-communal association for management of drinking water from the Saleys and the Gaves; * the inter-communal association of Gaves and Saleys

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 174 inhabitants.

Economy

The main activity is agricultural. The commune is part of the

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Ossau-iraty Ossau-Iraty is an Occitan- Basque cheese made from sheep milk. Origin Ossau-Iraty or Esquirrou is produced in south-western France, in the Northern Basque Country and in Béarn. Its name reflects its geographical location, the Ossau Valley in B ...

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Cyprien and Saint Justine (Middle Ages) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée It was restored in the 19th century.