Ainhice-Mongelos ()AINHIZE-MONJOLOSE
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in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Ainhiztars''

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, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Editor Archives et Culture, or ''Monjolostars''.

Geography

Location

The town is part of the country Basque province of ''Cize'' of Lower Navarre. It is located in the Pyrenees mountains some 40 km in a direct line southeast of

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and about 15 km northeast of the Spanish border. The commune is mostly farmland with scattered small forests.

Access

Access to Ainhice-Mongelos is via the Highway D933 (old highway 133) which runs northeast from Saint-Jean-le-Vieux which runs from southwest to northeast along the eastern side of the commune through the village of Mongelos continues northeast, ending near Saint Palais. Just south of the commune at

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Hydrography

In the Drainage basin of the

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, the commune is traversed by a tributary of the Nive, the ''Lakako erreka'' (which originates in Ainhice-Mongelos) and, a tributary of the ''Laurhibar'', the ''Arzubiko erreka'' and by tributaries of the latter, the ''Bassaguibeléko erreka'' and the ''Idiondoa'' brook. The ''Artikaitéko erreka'' which flows into

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also passes through the commune.

Localities and hamlets

* Achurdé * Ainhice * Artikite * Azeria * Barnetchéa (''Barnetxea'') * Bertéretchia * Bidartéa * Bidégaïnéa * Caracoitchia * Chilténéa * Elizetchékoborda * Erdoïs Etcheberria * Erdoïsia * Erretoraenia * Etcheberritoa * Etchéparéa * Gohanetxea * Harraldéa * Harrispéa * Héguilondoa * Idiartekoborda * Ihitsia * Irazabalea * Irumia * Ithurraldéa * Kousketikoborda * Larraldéa * Martiréma * Mongelos * Munhoa * Officialdéya * Orkaïtzéa * Sallaberria

Toponymy

The name of the commune in Basque is ''Ainhize-Monjolose''. According to Jean-Baptiste Orpustan the origin of the name ''Ainhice'' remains unknown. According to

''Mongelos'' is a Gascon name meaning ''Mont Jaloux'' (Mount Jealous). 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, *Mérimée: Presentation of Ainhice-Mongelos on the Ministry of Culture database.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée * 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 Origins: *Pamplona: Titles of PamplonaTitles published by don José Yanguas y Miranda *Biscay: Martin Biscay *Navarre: Regulations of the States of NavarreCollection of manuscripts of 11 volumes of deliberations (1606 to 1789) - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Camara: Titles of the Camara de ComptosTitles published by don José Yanguas y Miranda - ''Diccionario de Antiguedades del reino de Navarra'', 1840, Pamplona *Ohix: Contracts of OhixContracts retained by Ohix, Notary of

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Manuscript from the 18th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques

History

The medieval village of Mongelos was established in 1240 as subject to the King of Navarre. Formerly subject to ''Ainhice'', they were reunited on 16 August 1841.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Anhice-Mongelos

Inter-communality

The commune belongs to seven inter-communal organisations: *the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque *the AEP union of Ainhice *the energy union of Pyrenees-Atlantiques *the school union for RPI Ainhice-Gamarthe-Lacarre *the inter-communal association for the development and management of the abattoir at

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 ...

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

Population

Economy

Economic activity is mainly agricultural. The town is part of the zone of appellation of

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. ''Euskal Herriko Laborantza Ganbara'' or the "Chamber of Agriculture for the Basque Country" is an association under the law of 1901 founded on 15 January 2005 and is headquartered in Ainhice-Mongelos.

Culture and heritage

File:Ainhice-Mongelos porte de ferme.jpg, Farm gate File:Ainhice-Mongelos lavoir.jpg, Well File:Ainhice-Mongelos fenêtre à linteau.jpg, Window lintel (1741) File:Ainhice-Mongelos fenêtre au linteau (1857).jpg, House from 1857

Languages

According to the ''Map of the Seven Basque Provinces'' published in 1863 by Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte, the dialect of Basque spoken in Ainhice-Mongelos is eastern low Navarrese.

Civil heritage

Several houses and farms are registered as historical monuments. These are: *Houses and Farms (18th & 19th century) *Barnetxea Farm (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *Elizaldea Farm (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *Etxeparea Farm (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *Irazabalea Farm (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Religious Heritage

*Church of the Assumption (14th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Facilities

The town has a kindergarten.

References

External links

''Ainhice'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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