Gabat
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 2 ′ W | |
| height | 23-156 m | |
| surface | 8.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 256 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64120 | |
| INSEE code | 64228 | |
Gabat is a French commune of 256 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 Gabadi in the Basque language . The residents are accordingly called gabadiar .
geography
Gabat is located about 55 km southeast of Bayonne in the Pays de Mixe ( Basque Amikuze ) in the historic region of Lower Navarra in the French part of the Basque Country .
The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
| Ilharre | Arbouet-Sussaute | |
| Labets-Biscay |
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Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast |
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Gabat lies in the catchment area of the Adour River . One of its tributaries, the Bidouze , flows along the eastern and part of the northern border with the neighboring communities of Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast and Ilharre. Two tributaries of the Bidouze, the Lauhirasse and the Salarteko Erreka, also irrigate the municipality.
history
The community, first mentioned in 1125, is on the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compostela . In the past, as now, an old bridge enables the passage over the Bidouze. During the French Revolution , the pastor of Gabat refused to take the oath on the civil constitution of the clergy , with the result that he was abducted and the church property was confiscated.
Toponyms and mentions of Gabat were:
- Gabat (1125),
- Sancta Maria de Bagad and Bagadh (1160),
- Gavat (12th century, copy book of the Abbey of Saint-Jean de Sorde ),
- Bagat (1203),
- Gavat (1268),
- Gabat (1316 and 1413) and
- Nostre-Done de Gabat (1442, notaries from Labastide-Villefranche ).
Population development
After a high of 443 inhabitants in the first half of the 19th century, the number fell to less than 200 inhabitants during short periods of growth by the 1940s and has since stabilized at a level of around 200 inhabitants.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 233 | 202 | 199 | 224 | 229 | 215 | 207 | 210 | 256 |
Attractions
- Parish church, dedicated to the Assumption . The current church was built in the 18th century as a replacement for an earlier church from the 12th century. As is customary in the Basque Country, the church and the surrounding cemetery are walled. In the cemetery there are disc-shaped grave steles 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. A generous porch made of wood extends around today's church. At one of its ends there is a memorial plaque commemorating the soldiers who died in the First World War . During the French Revolution, the church was looted and only part of its altarpiece could be saved. It is covered with gold plating and shows a multitude of religious figures with painted skin-colored faces. Two statues on the back wall flank the altarpiece, depicting the Madonna with Child Jesus and St. Joseph . Before the revolution, these were certainly integrated into the altarpiece. The intertwined letters “M” and “A” for Marie de l'Assomption are engraved on the altar as a dedication to the patron saint of the church .
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture is one of the most important economic factors in the municipality. Gabat is located in the AOC zones of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally made semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk, as well as the pig breed and the ham "Kintoa".
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sport and freetime
The Ur Handia circular route, of easy difficulty, is 5 km long and has a height difference of 100 m, and is ideal for a walk.
education
The community has a public preschool and elementary school.
traffic
Gabat can be reached via routes départementales 29, 79, 124 and 246.
Web links
- Gabat on the Montagne Basque Tourist Office website (French)
- Website of the AOP Ossau-Iraty association (French)
- Filière Porc Basque website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lieux - toponymie: Gabadi (Amikuze) ( fr ) euskaltzaindia . Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ↑ Ma commune: Gabat ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ↑ Gabat ( 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 29, 2017.
- ^ Jean-Baptiste Orpustan: Nouvelle toponymie basque ( fr ) University of Bordeaux . P. 74. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 66, 1863. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ↑ Notice Communale Gabat ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Gabat (64228) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Gabat (64228) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ↑ Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 29, 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.
- ↑ Porche de l'église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 29, 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.
- ↑ Retable de l'église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 29, 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.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune de Gabat (64228) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved on May 29, 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.
- ↑ Circuit Ur Handia á Gabat ( fr ) Tourist office of Niedernavarra. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
