Aincille (; eu, Aintzilla)AINTZILLA
Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aintzildars''.

Geography

Location

The town is part of Cize Country in the former Basque province of Lower Navarre. It is located some 50 km south-east of

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and 5 km southeast of

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (literally "Saint John t theFoot of hePass"; eu, Donibane Garazi; es, San Juan Pie de Puerto) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is close to Ostabat in the Pyrenean foothi ...

Access

The commune can be accessed by the D401 road from

in the northwest to the village. From the village the D118 road goes north to join the D18 highway.Google Maps
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Hydrography

Located in the drainage basin of the Adour, the northeastern border of the commune is marked by the Laurhibar river, which flows north to join the Nive north of

. 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 the ''Nive de Beherobie'' at Saint-Michel. The Sassitako erreka rises southwest of the village and flows northwest joining the Laurhibar east of

Localities and hamlets

* Ahadoa * Aïntzilsarria * Bassaburua * Bentaberria * Berho * Chiramberroa * Esconda * Etcheverrigaraya * Gamaberria * Goyhenetchéa * Handiague * Harchilo * Jaureguia * Oilloquy * Pagola * Sahaby * Sotalda

Toponymy

The commune name in basque is ''Aintzila'' meaning "hill of mud",Ministry of Culture, Mérimée ''Aintzila'' or ''Aintzil-Harrieta''.Pierre Lhande, Dictionary basque-French, Éditions Beauchène, 1 April 1997, Jean-Baptiste Orpustan wrote the name of the commune in the form ''Aïncille''. He also indicated that in Basque the inhabitants are referred to as ''Aintzildar''. The following table details the origins of the commune name. Sources: *Mérimée: Presentation of the Commune of Aincille on the Ministry of Culture website *Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan,
'' New Basque Toponymy''
ref name="Orpustan">Jean-Baptiste Orpustan,
''New Basque Toponymy''
Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, * Raymond:''
''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: Origins: *Intendance: Intendance of PauTitles of the intendance of Pau - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques

History

Part of Aincille territory next to the communes of Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan, Bustince-Iriberry,

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, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, and Saint-Michel, was taken on 11 June 1842 to form of the commune of Estérençuby.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Aincille

Inter-communality

The commune belongs to six intercommunal structures: *the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque *the AEP association of Ainhice *the energy association for Pyrenees-Atlantiques *the intercommunal association for the development and management of the slaughterhouse at

*the joint association for the watershed of the Nive *the association to support Basque culture.

Population

Economy

The town is part of the production area of Irouléguy AOC and the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of

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. Economic activity is mainly agricultural. Aincille had long received ''saline'' (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 and was reunited with the royal domain in 1683.

Culture and heritage

Languages

According to the ''Map of the Seven Basque Provinces'' published in 1863 by Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte, the dialect of Basque spoken in Aincille is Eastern

Low Navarrese Navarro-Labourdin or Navarro-Lapurdian ( eu, nafar-lapurtera) is a Basque dialect spoken in the Lower Navarre and Labourd (Lapurdi) former provinces of the French Basque Country (in the Pyrénées Atlantiques ''département''). It consists of ...

Civil heritage

The commune has several sites that are registered as historical monuments: *Houses and Farms (18th-19th century) *The Idiondoa Farmhouse (1617) *The Ahadoberria Farmhouse (1768)

Religious Heritage

The commune has several religious sites that are registered as historical monuments: *The Croix de Carrefour (Crossroads Cross) Wayside Cross *A Cemetery Cross (17th century) *The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist (Middle Ages) The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects: **A Processional Cross (18th century) **A Statue: Virgin and child (13th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy ;Church Picture Gallery Aincille Church Main Altar.JPG, Aincille The Main Altar Aincille Church Processional Cross.JPG, The Processional Cross ;Stained Glass Aincille Church Stained Glass Saint Basile.JPG, Saint Basile Aincille Church Stained Glass Saint Joachin.JPG, Saint Joachin Aincille Church Stained Glass Saint Pierre.JPG, Saint Pierre Aincille Church Stained Glass Sainte Anne.JPG, Saint Anne

References

External links

''Aincille'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Lower Navarre