Mendive
Mendive Mendibe |
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
Canton | Montagne Basque | |
Community association | Pays Basque | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 8 ′ N , 1 ° 8 ′ W | |
height | 260-1,441 m | |
surface | 41.77 km 2 | |
Residents | 164 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 4 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 64220 | |
INSEE code | 64379 | |
Street in Mendive |
Mendive is a French municipality with 164 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 name in the Basque language is Mendibe . It comes from the Basque Mendibe ( German 'At the foot of the mountains' ). The inhabitants are called Mendibetar .
geography
Mendive is located approx. 65 km south-east of Bayonne in the historic Pays de Cize ( Basque Garazi ) of the historic province of Lower Navarra in the French part of the Basque Country .
Mendive is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
Lecumberry | Béhorléguy | |
Lecumberry |
Aussurucq Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette |
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Larrau |
Mendive lies partly in the catchment area of the Adour River and partly of the Ebro .
The Laurhibar , a tributary of the Nive , flows through the area of the parish along with its tributaries
- Arbaretchéko Erreka,
- Eskaletako Erreka with its tributary
- Piketako Erreka,
- Lékiméko Erreka,
- Haraskako Erreka,
- Chorotako Erreka with its tributary
- Gahalarbeko Erreka,
- Oihartzéko Erreka,
- Urrutiko Erreka,
- Sainduchiloko Erreka,
- Curutchetako Erreka,
- Etcheberriko Erreka and
- Ruisseau le Behorleguy, also called Urhandia, with its tributary
- Olhazarréko Erreka.
The Iratiko Erreka, a tributary of the Aragón , also irrigates the municipal area in the southern part with its tributaries
- Olzaluréko Erreka,
- Ataramatzéko Erreka,
- Burdincurutchétako Erreka,
- Ruisseau de Sourzay and
- Arpiako Erreka.
history
An early settlement of the area can be traced back to prehistory based on the dolmens Xuberaxain-Harri and Gasteynia , which are classified as Monuments historiques . Mendive was first mentioned in the writings in the 14th century, but a parish must have existed earlier, as the parish church of Saint-Vincent and its chapel of Saint-Sauveur d'Iraty date from the 12th century. At that time, the village had a hospital for the care of pilgrims passing by on their way to Santiago de Compostela under the direction of the Order of Malta .
Toponyms and mentions of Mendive were:
- Mendive (1350),
- Mendibe (1366),
- Mendibe (1513, documents from Pamplona ) and
- Mendive (1750, map by Cassini ).
Population development
After a peak in the number of inhabitants of around 680 in the middle of the 19th century, the number fell during short recovery phases until the 1990s to a level of around 180 inhabitants, which is still held today.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2017 |
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Residents | 307 | 280 | 271 | 226 | 183 | 182 | 193 | 194 | 164 |
Attractions
- Parish church of Mendive, dedicated to Saint Vincent de Xaintes , first bishop of the Dax diocese in the third century . It was originally built in the Middle Ages . The entrance portal of sandstone dating from the 12th century, as well as the type and material of the masonry Association confirm. Before becoming the parish church of the parish, the house of God was a private church of one of Mendive's oldest noble families. As a result, the parish was subordinate to the Order of Malta through the intermediary and commander Aphat-Ospital. The first restoration took place in 1682 after the church was set on fire during the Huguenot Wars by Protestant troops under Gabriel de Lorges , Count of Montgomery, like hundreds of others in the region. On this occasion, the arched entrance portal was also restored, as the inscription "Maestro Ioanne de Echapare rectore fuit reparatio anno Domini 1682" shows. Further restorations took place in the 19th and 20th centuries, in particular with the construction of the porch and the sacristy as an extension on the south side. The stained glass windows are signed by the glass painter Henri Gesta from Toulouse and date from 1922. The current building has a single nave , which is closed to the east with a flat apse and to the west with a bell tower with two arched sound openings of the bell chamber. A brick exterior staircase leads to the gallery inside, which surrounds the nave on three sides. The nave is covered by a false barrel vault in the shape of a round arch. The parish church holds u. a. a wooden statue , Madonna with baby Jesus , from the 17th century. In the cemetery that surrounds the church, there are several disc-shaped funerary stelae , known as hilarri , which tie in with the pre-Christian tradition and were very popular in the Basque Country between the 16th and 18th centuries. There are also tombs with Navarra crosses, which are an adaptation of the Christian crosses in a local style.
- Redeemer Chapel. In the 12th century, the Romanesque chapel in the mountains was first mentioned in the scriptures, in the 13th century under the name under the name Sanctus Salvador juxta Sanctum Justum and around 1460 under the name Sent-Saubador . Like the parish church in Mendive, the chapel was under the Order of Malta. In the Middle Ages it was an important stage of the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. At the request of pastor Jean Oxoby-Indart of Béhorléguy, it was restored and redesigned in 1727, as evidenced by the corresponding year together with the name "INDART" on the keystone of the round arch of the western entrance. The nave was extended to the west and two buttresses were added to the south. The interior of the chapel was also redesigned. In the 20th century, a small room was added to the sacristy in the south. The single-nave nave consists of two levels, one semi-underground and one with facilities under the roof, and is closed off to the east with a semi-circular apse. The original, Romanesque, narrow and high window openings have been preserved. The interior of the chapel is poorly decorated. A gallery, whose places are traditionally reserved for men during a mass , is located on the west side of the nave. Outside the chapel is surrounded by a Way of the Cross , which with fourteen stations reminds of the Passion of Jesus Christ , the first thirteen being represented by cube-shaped stones on round pillars. The number of the station together with the word "ESTACIONEA" is carved into the limestone in Roman numerals on these cubes . Not far from the chapel, the last station of the Way of the Cross is represented by a monumental cross, which is decorated on one side with a depiction of the crucifixion and on the other with a sun, a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus Christ . The cross bears the year "1805" as an engraving on the front, the entire Stations of the Cross probably dates from the beginning of the 19th century.
- Lahibarrea farm. The house was probably built in the 17th century, completely repaired in the 18th century and restored in 1813, as evidenced by the year on the keystone of the entrance arch to the ezkaratz . This is the central entrance area, which in this house leads to the kitchen on the right, the bedrooms on the left and to the stable in the back. A fireplace with triangular brackets in the kitchen and a small limestone window can be seen from the original construction . It is said that the farm was once a stage stop for receiving pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela.
- Dolmen Xuberaxain-Harri . It is located in the Chilardoy district on a terrace at an altitude of 550 m. The dolmen is leaned against a pile of stones that form the remains of the barrow that covered it. The burial chamber consists of four vertical stone slabs made of pink sandstone and a thick stone slab as a cover.
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture has traditionally been an important economic factor in the municipality. Mendive is located in the AOC zones of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally made hard cheese made from sheep's milk, and the ham "Kintoa". On Route départementale 18, the Agour company has had a cheese dairy since 2009, which is open to visitors and sales.
education
Mendive has a public primary school with 36 students in the 2017/2018 school year.
sport and freetime
- The Col de Burdincurutcheta is located on the territory of the municipality. He has been on the Tour de France program three times so far . It was climbed twice from the west side and was an ascent in the first category , once from the easier east side as a third category mountain.
- The easy circular route Col de Zurzay leads from the Chalet d'Iraty-Cize car park at the southern end of the municipal area over a length of 7 km and an altitude difference of 150 m through the Forêt d'Iraty to the Col de Zurzay and back.
- A very easy nature trail leads from the Chalet d'Iraty-Cize car park at the southern end of the municipality over a length of 3 km and an altitude difference of 100 m through the Forêt d'Iraty .
traffic
Mendive can be reached via routes départementales 18, 19, 117, 301 and 417.
Web links
- Mendive on the Association of Municipalities website (French)
- Mendive on the Montagne Basque Tourist Office website (French)
- Website of the dairy in Mendive (French)
- Website of the AOP Ossau-Iraty association (French)
- Information on the “Kintoa” ham on the Montagne Basque Tourist Office website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lieux - toponymie: Mendibe (Garazi) ( fr ) euskaltzaindia . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Ma commune: Mendive ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ a b Mendive ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 18, 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 September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Dolmen de Xuberaxain-Harri ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Dolmen de Gasteynia ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ présentation de la commune de Mendive ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 111, 1863. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Notice Communale Mendive ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Mendive (64379) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Mendive (64379) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Eglise Saint-Vincent ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 18, 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 September 18, 2017.
- ↑ église paroissiale Saint-Vincent-de-Dax ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Cimetière de Mendive ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 18, 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 September 18, 2017.
- ↑ chapelle Saint-Sauveur d'Iraty ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Chapelle Saint-Sauveur d'Iraty ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 18, 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 September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Chemin de croix de Saint-Sauveur d'Iraty ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 18, 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 September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Croix monumentale d'Iraty ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 18, 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 September 18, 2017.
- ↑ ferme Lohibarrea ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Ferme Lahibarrea ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 18, 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 September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Dolmen de Xuberaxain-Harri ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 18, 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 September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher-un-produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Mendive (64379) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Circuit N ° 33 Iraty - Col de Zurzay ( fr , PDF) Tourist offices of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Circuit N ° 30 Iraty - Sentier d'interprétation ( fr , PDF) Tourist offices of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry. Retrieved September 18, 2017.