Etcharry

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Etcharry
Etxarri
Etcharry (France)
Etcharry
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Bayonne
Canton Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
Community association Pays Basque
Coordinates 43 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 56 ′  W
height 86-227 m
surface 7.43 km 2
Residents 130 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 17 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64120
INSEE code 64221

Etcharry Town Hall and School

Etcharry is a French commune of 130 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the Bayonne arrondissement and the canton of Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre (until 2015: canton of Saint-Palais ).

The name of the municipality is Etxarri in the Basque language . The inhabitants are called Etxarriar accordingly .

geography

Etcharry is located about 65 km southeast of Bayonne in the historic province of Soule in the French part of the Basque Country .

The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Saint-Gladie-Arrive-Munein
Espiute
Domezain rod Neighboring communities Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby
Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby

Etcharry is located in the Adours catchment area . A tributary of the season , the Ruisseau Lafaure, flows with its tributary, the eiherabideko erhka, through the area of ​​the municipality. Likewise, a tributary of the Lauhirasse, the Thiankoenerreka, flows along the southwest border to the neighboring community.

history

In the north of today's municipality there was a hill fort from the Bronze or Iron Age . In the Middle Ages , the place was ruled by various noble houses.

Toponyms and mentions of Etcharry were:

Population development

After a peak of 530 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century, the number has decreased by over 75% with short growth phases.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 2017
Residents 205 148 146 153 143 122 127 128 130
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-Pierre
Château d'Elgart
  • Parish church dedicated to the apostle Simon Peter . It is surrounded by a wall along with the cemetery. On this one can be seen with disc-shaped grave stelae, called Hilarri , and graves with Navarra crosses. The Hilarri build on the tradition of pre-Christian times and were very popular in the Basque Country between the 16th and 18th centuries. The church was rebuilt in 1875, as evidenced by a date above the entrance. It is built in the neo-Gothic style, which was widespread in the 19th century and was characterized by architectural elements from the late Middle Ages . B. the ogival windows. The long building has a bell tower above the entrance, a main nave and two side chapels . Like most Basque churches, this church also has an altarpiece in Baroque style from the 17th century.
  • Château d'Elgart. The castle was built in the 17th century in the Renaissance style, rebuilt and restored in the 19th century. The distinctive high roofs allowed the construction of two attic storeys. Two towers with high and pointed roofs flank the main building, from which the original, tall chimneys tower steeply. Today an education and development center in the fields of agriculture and social affairs has been set up in the castle.
  • House of Elizabaratia. The farmhouse was probably built in the 19th century and its dimensions give the impression of a castle or manor house and indicates the prosperity of its builders. With the visible red ox blood colors traditionally used in the Basque Country, the building shows the mixed influences of traditional construction in the Soule and in Lower Navarra .
  • Wallburg. Among the archaeological sites of the Basque Country, the hill fort in the municipality of Etcharry stands out for its dimensions. It is a defense system with parapets made of earth with a total area of ​​3.5 hectares. As with most prehistoric sites, exact dating and function are difficult to determine. It may have been used to protect residents from outside attacks. In the Middle Ages , the existing facility could also have been supplemented with a wooden tower.

Economy and Infrastructure

Ossau-Iraty

The economy focuses on agriculture and teaching. Etcharry is located in the AOC areas of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally made semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk and the “Kintoa” pig breed.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2014
total = 17

education

Etcharry has a public primary school.

traffic

The commune is crossed by Routes départementales 11 and 316 and is connected to other communes in the department by a line from the Transports 64 bus network .

Web links

Commons : Etcharry  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lieux - toponymie: Etxarri (Pettarra (-a)) ( fr ) Royal Academy of the Basque Language . Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Etcharry ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b Regional Council of Aquitaine: Etcharry ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. 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 May 20, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  4. ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 62, 1863. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ a b Notice Communale Etcharry ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune d'Etcharry (64221) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune d'Etcharry (64221) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  8. ^ Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Eglise Saint-Pierre ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on October 7, 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 May 20, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  9. ↑ église paroissiale Saint-Pierre ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  10. ^ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Château d'Elgart ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on October 3, 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 May 20, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  11. ↑ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Maison Elizabaratia ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 20, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / visites.aquitaine.fr  
  12. ^ Conseil regional d'Aquitaine: Motte du Tuquet ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 20, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / visites.aquitaine.fr  
  13. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  14. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune d'Etcharry (64221) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved on May 20, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.insee.fr  
  15. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved May 20, 2017.