Hasparren (; eu, Hazparne) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
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 Atlanti ...
department in south-western
France
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. A resident of Hasparren is known as a 'Hazpandar'.
Geography
Location
It's a ''commune fait partie'' of the
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 ...
Province of
Labourd.
The
Côte Basque (''Euskal Kostaldea)'', is 25 km to the west.
Access
Hasparren is located on the route D 10, between
La Bastide-Clairence
La Bastide-Clairence (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bastidots'' or ''Bastidotes''.
The village is a member of th ...
and
Cambo-les-Bains
Cambo-les-Bains (; eu, Kanbo) is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies on the south-western bank of the river Nive. Cambo-les-Bains station has rail ...
, at the crossroads with D 21, D 22 and D 23. It has got access to autoroute A 64, exit 4 near
Briscous
Briscous (; eu, Beskoitze[Beskoitze]
Auñamendi Encyclopedia, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia .
Hydrography
The rivers
Ardanabia
The Ardanabia (also known as ''Ardanabie'', ''Ardanavie'', ''Ardanavy'', ''Ardanavia'') is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France. It is long.
Geography
The Ardanabia rises in the moors of ...
and
Suhihandia (a tributary of the
Aran
Aran m
Places Azerbaijan
Villages and municipalities:
* Aran, Aghjabadi
* Aran, Lerik
* Aran, Shaki
* Aran, Tovuz
* Aran, Yevlakh
Iran
* Aran, Alborz, a village in Alborz Province
* Aran, Nain, a village in Isfahan Province
* Aran, K ...
), flow through the commune.
Locations
Eight settlements compose the Commune of Hasparren:
* Labiri ;
* Elizaberri ;
* la Coste (la Côte sur les cartes IGN) ;
* Peña (Pegna sur les cartes IGN) ;
* Minhotz ;
* la Ville ;
* Urcuray ;
* Bas-Labiri et Zelhaia .
Toponymy
Ancient attestations
It is attestested
with various words: ''Hesperenne'' (1247 in Cartulaire de
Bayonne
Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...
) ''Santus Johannes de Ahesparren'', ''Hesparren'' und ''Haesparren'' (the former two 1255 and 1288 in Chapitre de Bayonne
[Chapitre de ]Bayonne
Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...
- Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques), ''Ahezparenne'' (1288, Rôles Gascons), ''Esparren'' (1310, Cartulaire de Bayonne
) ''Aezparren'', ''Hesperren'', ''Hasparrem'' and ''Hesparrem'' (1348 both in Chapitre de Bayonne
), ''Hasparn'' and ''Haspar'' (1686 and 1754, Collations du Diocèse de Bayonne
), ''Hasparre'' (A map of the Basque Lands) and ''Hazparne'' (19th century).
Etymology
The toponyme ''Hasparren'' derives from the ancient ''Ahaitz-barren(a) > Ahaizparren(a)'', a composition of the
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 ...
root ''
ahaitz Ahaitz or Ahaize is a Basque place name referring to flat areas in mountain, favorable to human settlement.Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, ''Nouvelle toponymie basque'', Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux, {{ISBN, 2-86781-396-4.
It may refer to:
*Ahaize, a ...
'' that indicates a height and ''barren'' (the interior)
- and not form "''Haritz barne''" (Inner Oak) as the local tradition says.
Other toponyms
The toponym ''Elizaberri'' appears with the from ''Éliçaberria'' (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
).
The toponym ''Urcuray'' appears
with the form ''Saint-Joseph d'Urcuraye'' (1662, collations du diocèse de Bayonne
[Manuscrits du XVIIe et du XVIIIe siècles]).
The toponym ''Celhay'' appears
with the from ''Célay'' (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
).
Basque spelling
The current
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 ...
name is ''Hazparne''.
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Population
See also
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 546 Communes of France, communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 202 ...
References
External links
*
HAZPARNE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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