Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby

Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby Arüe-Ithorrotze-Olhaibi
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
Community association	Pays Basque
Coordinates	43 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 55 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 55 ′  W
height	89-231 m
surface	17.85 km 2
Residents	240 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	64120
INSEE code	64049
Olhaïby Chapel

The French community Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby ( Basque Arüe-Ithorrotze-Olhaibi ) is located in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The long-distance hiking trail GR 65 , which largely follows the historical course of the French Way of St. James, Via Podiensis , leads through the town with its 240 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) . The Aroue - Ostabat route has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List as the seventh section of the Via Podiensis .

geography

Aroue is located in the extreme south-west of France in the foothills of the Pyrenees and belongs to the French Basque Country . The districts of Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby are: Aroue, Ithorots, Larrartia and Olhaïby. Neighboring communities are: Etcharry in the north, Nabas in the northeast, Charritte-de-Bas and Lichos in the east, Domezain-Berraute in the west, Ainharp and Lohitzun-Oyhercq in the south. The next town is Orthez , which can be reached in a north-easterly direction via the D265 after about 32 kilometers of road. The closest French cities are Toulouse (193 km) in the east and Bordeaux (171 km) in the north.

Toponyms

• Aroue: Aroe (1337, 1460), Aroa (1385), Sent Stephen d'Aroe (1469), Degaierie de Aroa (1520), Aroue (1690)
• Ithorots: Ithorrodz (1337), Uthorrotz (1469), Ytorrotz (1482), Yptorrotz and Iptorrotz (1690)
• Olhaïby: Olhaivie (1308), Olhabie (1375), Olƒabie (1376), Olhabia (1407), Olhayvi (1496), Olharby (1563), Olhayby and Olhaybié (1690)

history

Aroue was one of the seven districts of the Soule . In Ithorots there was a lay monastery as a fiefdom of the Vice Count of Soule. Olhaïby was also a fiefdom of Soule, its owner was one of the ten Potestas of Soule. The Protestant population was very much against church and state. During the French Revolution she transformed the church into a "temple of reason".

Number of inhabitants
(source:)

year	1793	1806	1836	1872	1906	1936	1962	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	464	543	555	400	345	270	268	249	254	230	246	240
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence

Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis )

There is only a small communal pilgrimage hostel (French: Gîte d'étape ) and a campsite in the village . The GR 65 leads directly to Ostabat-Asme , while the historical variant turns in the hamlet of Lukia to Saint-Palais and reunites with the GR 65 in Hiriburia. The seemingly original landscape consists mainly of meadows and forests with small hamlets and farms. The peaks of the Pyrenees are within reach. On the route to Ostabat-Asme there are still overnight accommodations in Saint-Palais and a little south of the GR 65 in Uhart-Mixe . The road connection to Saint-Palais is the D11 , from there the D933 leads to Ostabat-Asme.

Culture and sights

• It is a village and shows the typical architecture of the western Basque Country. The houses with pitched roofs are tiled and the walls are whitewashed. Some of the houses are from the sixteenth century. As in any Basque village, the pelota court is located near the church.
• The Saint-Étienne church is of Romanesque origin. In the 19th century it was completely renovated so that little can be seen of its origin. The figure above the door to the sacristy is said to represent the apostle James as the slayer of the Moors, in Spanish Santiago Matamoros . This interpretation comes from Dr. Urrutibetehy, who dealt intensively with the pilgrimage paths in this region and also determined the place for the stele of Gibraltar , where the three main French routes to Santiago de Compostela converge.
• The Saint-Samson Church
• Olhaïby Church

literature

• Bettina Forst: French Way of St. James. From Le Puy-en-Velay to Roncesvalles. All stages - with variants and height profiles (= Rother hiking guide ). Bergverlag Rother, Munich (recte: Ottobrunn) 2007, ISBN 978-3-7633-4350-8 .
• Bert Teklenborg: Cycling along the Camino de Santiago. From the Rhine to the western end of Europe. (Cycling guide, route planner). 3rd, revised edition. Publishing House Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-7022-2626-8 .

Web links

Commons : Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Pictures from Aroue on www.panoramio.com ( Memento from January 31, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) and www.chemin-st-jacques.com
• Along the Via Podiensis
• Aroue on the 7th section of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Via Podiensis (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Congregational information on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved on January 21, 2010
2. ↑ ^{a b} Community information on quid.fr ( memento of September 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (French). Retrieved January 21, 2010
3. ^ Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby on Cassini.ehess.fr (French) Retrieved on February 4, 2010

Way of St. James " Via Podiensis "

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