Hasparren (; ) is a
commune in the
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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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
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* 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
Labourd (; ; ; ) is a former French province and part of the present-day Pyrénées Atlantiques '' département'' of Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is one of the traditional Basque provinces, and identified as one of the territorial component pa ...
.
The
Côte Basque (''Euskal Kostaldea)'', is 25 km to the west.
Access
Hasparren is located on the route D 10, between
La Bastide-Clairence and
Cambo-les-Bains
Cambo-les-Bains (; ) is a town in the traditional Northern Basque Country, Basque province of Labourd, now in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in south-western France. It lies on the south-western bank of the river Nive ...
, at the crossroads with D 21, D 22 and D 23. It has got access to autoroute A 64, exit 4 near
Briscous.
Hydrography
The rivers
Ardanabia and
Suhihandia (a tributary of the
Aran), 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 () is a city in southwestern France near the France–Spain border, Spanish border. It is a communes of France, commune and one of two subprefectures in France, subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques departments of France, departm ...
) ''Santus Johannes de Ahesparren'', ''Hesparren'' und ''Haesparren'' (the former two 1255 and 1288 in Chapitre de Bayonne
[Chapitre de ]Bayonne
Bayonne () is a city in southwestern France near the France–Spain border, Spanish border. It is a communes of France, commune and one of two subprefectures in France, subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques departments of France, departm ...
- 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'' 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''.
[Euskaltzaindia - Academy of the Basque language](_blank)
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Population
See also
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 545 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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