Caro (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

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Caro
Zaro
Caro (France)
Caro
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Bayonne
Canton Montagne Basque
Community association Pays Basque
Coordinates 43 ° 9 ′  N , 1 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 9 ′  N , 1 ° 13 ′  W
height 174-305 m
surface 4.01 km 2
Residents 204 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 51 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64220
INSEE code 64166

Local Church of Saint Martin by Caro

Caro (also: caro ), bask .: Zaro , is a French municipality with 204 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayonne and the canton of Montagne Basque (until 2015: canton of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port ). The inhabitants are called zaroar accordingly .

geography

Caro is located about 55 km southeast of Bayonne and a few kilometers southeast of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pays de Cize region in the historic province of Lower Navarra in the French part of the Basque Country .

The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
Neighboring communities
Saint-Michel Aincille

Caro lies in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River . A left tributary of the Adour, the Nive , and one of its tributaries, the Urtchipia, flow through the municipality.

history

The local church of Saint-Martin von Caro was first mentioned in 1251. Further toponyms and mentions of the community were subsequently Çaro (1292), Sanctus Vincentius et Sanctus Martinus de Çaro (1335, documents from Bayonne), Charo (1525, documents from the Chamber of Accounts of Navarra ) and Saro (1703, inspections of the Diocese of Bayonne ) .

Paul Raymond, archivist and historian of the 19th century, noted that Çaro was part of the parish of Saint-Michel and that there was a secular pilgrimage hostel to receive pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compostela .

On the map of Cassini 1750, the municipality is entered as Cáro , during the French Revolution in 1793 and during the French Consulate eight years later as Caro .

Population development

After a high of over 300 inhabitants in the 1836 census, the number of inhabitants fell by a total of more than 60% to a previous low of 122 inhabitants during short phases of stabilization up to the 1970s. Since then it has stabilized and is rising again.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 2017
Residents 170 140 122 134 145 147 184 188 204
From 1962 official figures without residents with a secondary residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2009

Attractions

  • Local church dedicated to Martin of Tours . The year 1251 in which the local church was mentioned suggests that it was built in the Middle Ages . At the end of the 16th or beginning of the 17th century, a restoration was probably carried out in which the western entrance could be furnished. Further restorations took place in the 19th and 20th centuries. The nave houses a nave and is closed with a flat apse to which the sacristy is attached. On the south side a straight sandstone staircase leads to the galleries inside. The bell gable has two openings, one of which is walled up.
Etxezaharra farm in Caro
  • Etxezaharra farm , characteristic of Basque farms. The date of its construction is unknown, but the year 1723 is valid for a renovation and the year 1758 for a reconstruction, as two inscriptions above the lintel of a window show. The arched entrance door together with the window above it forms the shape of a bottle. The farm is typically around an eskaratz , a hallway from which all other rooms are accessible. Like the main building, the stable also has an attic in the back of the farm, where the hay is stored.
  • "Bottle" entrances in Caro
  • Caro Porte1.jpg
  • Caro Porte2.jpg
  • Caro Porte3.jpg

Economy and Infrastructure

Pie noir

Agriculture has traditionally been one of the municipality's most important economic factors. Cattle, sheep and pigs are farmed. In addition, tourism is becoming increasingly important.

Caro is located in the AOC zones of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally produced semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk, as well as the pig breed and the ham "Kintoa".

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2014
total = 20

Sports

The long-distance hiking trail GR 10 from Hendaye on the Atlantic to Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean leads over 850 km along the Pyrenees ridge and on this way also through the municipality.

traffic

Çaro is crossed by Route départementale 401.

Web links

Commons : Çaro  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lieux - toponymie: Zaro (Garazi) ( fr ) Royal Academy of the Basque Language . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Ma commune: Caro ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b église paroissiale Saint-Martin ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ présentation de la commune de Caro ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 41f. 1863. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  6. ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ a b Notice Communale Caro ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Caro (64166) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Ferme Etxezaharra ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 30, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  10. ↑ Caro (64220) ( fr ) Tourist offices of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 30, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.saintjeanpieddeport-paysbasque-tourisme.com
  11. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  12. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune de Caro (64166) ( fr ) INSEE . Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 30, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.insee.fr
  13. ↑ The Pyrenees hiking trail GR 10 . Maison de la France . Retrieved March 30, 2017.