Lasse (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

Let Lasa
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Montagne Basque
Community association	Pays Basque
Coordinates	43 ° 9 ′  N , 1 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 9 ′  N , 1 ° 16 ′  W
height	176-1,247 m
surface	14.79 km 2
Residents	333 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	23 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	64220
INSEE code	64322
Parish Church of Saint Martin

Lasse is a French municipality with 333 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 Oloron-Sainte-Marie and the canton of Montagne Basque (until 2015: canton of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry ).

The name in the Basque language is Lasa . The name probably has its origin in the word latsa ( German  river ) due to the rivers that flow through the municipality . The inhabitants are called Lasar accordingly .

geography

Lasse is located approx. 60 km southeast of Bayonne and not far from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the historical Baigorry -Ossès ( Basque Baigorri-Ortzaize ) in the historical province of Lower Navarra in the French part of the Basque Country . The municipality borders in the south on the Autonomous Community of Navarre in northern Spain .

The highest point in the municipality is the Adartza ( 1247  m ) in the extreme southwest of the municipality.

Lasse is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

	Ascarat
Anhaux		Uhart-Cize
Banca	Valcarlos (Spain)	Arnéguy

Lasse lies in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River . The Nive d'Arnéguy, a tributary of the Nive , flows through the area of ​​the municipality together with its tributaries, the Barranco Archaro and the Oholbidéko Erréka.

history

The small town was first mentioned in the scriptures in the 13th century. During this time there was the Mocosail house (a Basque adaptation of the French bon conseil , German  good advice ), a commandery of the monastery of Roncesvalles , later of the cathedral chapter of Bayonne. Until the end of the Middle Ages it was an important stopover and reception point for pilgrims on the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela .

Toponyms and mentions of Lasse were:

• Laatssa (1266),
• Lassa (1305 and 1306),
• Lacsa (1326),
• Laxa (1350),
• Lasse (1384 and 1413),
• Lasa (1513, documents from Pamplona ),
• Santus Martinus de Lasse (1764, collations of the Diocese of Bayonne ) and
• Lasse (1750, map by Cassini ).

Population development

After a peak of over 800 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century, the number of inhabitants fell to around 260 with short recovery phases by the turn of the millennium, before moderate growth began.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	2017
Residents	377	361	317	296	286	261	287	281	333

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

• Parish church dedicated to Martin of Tours . The original church, already consecrated to Saint Martin, is mentioned in the scriptures, but its date of construction is unknown. The current church is a new building from the 19th century, which was restored in the 20th century. including the erection of the porch over the western entrance. The long building made of sandstone houses a nave and is closed with a flat apse with an oculus . The sacristy is attached to the south wall. At the western end there is a bell tower with a polygonal helmet covered with slate . A wooden gallery runs around the interior of the nave on three sides with several levels. As is customary in all churches in the Basque Country, the places on the gallery are traditionally reserved for men, since in the Basque Country men and women stay separately during mass . A straight, brick-built external staircase on the south side of this church provides access to the gallery. In the cemetery of Lasse there are several disc-shaped funerary stelae, called Hilarri , which tie in with the pre-Christian tradition and were very popular in the Basque Country between the 16th and 18th centuries. These traditional steles, which are set up against the rising sun, are disc-shaped like the one in Lasse, but can also have a rectangular shape. They are decorated with vegetal, religious or sun ornaments, the exact meaning of which is still a mystery.

• Hilarri in the Lasse cemetery
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• Etxartea farm. It was probably built in the first half of the 17th century, as evidenced by the entrance gate walled with ashlar stones . As with all farmhouses in the region, this house also has an eskaratz , a central entrance area from which all other rooms in the living and working areas are accessible. The cattle sheds were in the back, the hayloft in the attic. The front facade was originally decorated with a balcony, which has now disappeared. A large fireplace with S-shaped consoles is located inside the house, which is no longer inhabited.

• Meriategia farm. The name Meriategi was first mentioned in the writings in 1350, but the current farmhouse was built around 1770, as attested by the inscription on a lintel that is now relocated to another building. It may be on the foundations of an older structure. The farmhouse was rebuilt in the 19th and 20th centuries. The living and agricultural work areas are separated, the stable is on the ground floor in the rear part, the living area extends over two floors and the attic is used to store the hay.

• Aldakurria cider. Sagerno is a sparkling apple wine that has been produced in the Basque Country since the Middle Ages. While their heyday was in the 14th century, cidereries today are mostly found in the historic provinces of Gipuzkoa in Spain, Labourd and Lower Navarra in France. The Aldakurria cider is one of the oldest and best known. Every January the new cider is tasted, combined with a ritual called txotx . The cider bubbling out of the barrel is caught with the help of a glass. The Cidrerie Aldakurria also offers its guests hotel rooms.

Grapes of the Tannat grape variety

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture and tourism determine the municipality's economy. Lasse is located in the AOC zones of the Irouléguy wine-growing region , the Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally produced semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk, as well as the pig breed and ham "Kintoa".

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2014
total = 39

sport and freetime

The GR 10 long-distance hiking trail from Hendaye on the Atlantic to Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean leads through the municipality.

traffic

Lasse is crossed by Route départementale 433.

Web links

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

• On the website of the Montagne Basque Tourist Office (French)
• Website of the AOP Ossau-Iraty association (French)
• Filière Porc Basque website (French)
• Information on the “Kintoa” ham on the Montagne Basque Tourist Office website (French)
• Website of the Cidrerie Aldakurria (French)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lieux - toponymie: Lasa (Baigorri-Ortzaize) ( fr ) Royal Academy of the Basque Language . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
2. ↑ géoportail - Lasse ( fr ) Institut national de l'information geographique et forestière . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
3. ↑ Ma commune: Lasse ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
4. ↑ Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Lasse ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on December 1, 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 July 20, 2017. 
5. ↑ présentation de la commune de Lasse ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
6. ^ Jean-Baptiste Orpustan: Nouvelle toponymie basque ( fr ) University of Bordeaux . S. 155. 2006. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
7. ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 96, 1863. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
8. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
9. ↑ Notice Communale Lasse ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
10. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Lasse (64322) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
11. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Lasse (64322) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
12. ↑ Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Eglise Saint-Martin ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on July 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.  
13. ↑ église paroissiale Saint-Martin ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
14. ↑ Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Cimetière à stèles discoïdales de Lasse ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on July 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.  
15. ↑ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Ferme Etxartea ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on July 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.  
16. ↑ ferme Etxartea ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
17. ↑ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Ferme Meriategia ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on July 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.  
18. ↑ ferme Meriategia ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
19. ^ Conseil regional d'Aquitaine: Cidrerie Aldakurria ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on July 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.  
20. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher-un-produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
21. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune de Lasse (64322) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved July 20, 2017.
22. ↑ GR®10: la traversée des Pyrénées ( fr ) Comité Régional de la Randonnée Pédestre Midi-Pyrénées. Retrieved July 20, 2017.