Ossas-Suhare

Ossas-Suhare Ozaze-Zühara
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Montagne Basque
Community association	Pays Basque
Coordinates	43 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 53 ′  W
height	182-854 m
surface	7.17 km 2
Residents	84 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	64470
INSEE code	64432
Town hall of Ossas-Suhare

Ossa-Suhare is a French municipality with 84 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 Tardets-Sorholus ).

The name in the Basque language is Ozaze-Zühara . The inhabitants are named accordingly Ozaztar and Züharar .

geography

Ossas-Suhare is located about 30 km west of Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the historic province of Soule in the French part of the Basque Country .

Ossas-Suhare is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

	Idaux-Mendy Menditte	Sauguis-Saint-Etienne
Aussurucq		Trois-Villes
	Camou-Cihigue	Alos Sibas adventure

Ossas-Suhare is located in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River on the left bank of the Saison , a tributary of the Gave d'Oloron . Tributaries of the season, the Charoko Erreka and the Ruisseau Guéchala with its tributary, the Ossinague Erreka, cross the territory of the municipality.

history

An early occupation of the area by humans during the Upper Paleolithic is evident from the discovery of a grotto . Ossas is first mentioned in the scriptures in 1178, Suhare around 1327. On June 14, 1845, the former parishes of Ossas and Suhare merged to form the new parish of Ossas-Suhare.

Toponyms and mentions of ossas were:

• Osaas and Osas (12th century),
• Osas (13th century, manuscript collection by André Duchesne , volume 114, sheet 36),
• Ossas (1750 and 1793, map by Cassini or Notice Communale ),
• Ossus (1801, Bulletin des lois ) and
• Ossas (1863, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque).

Toponyms and mentions of Suhare were:

• Souer (1327),
• Soner and Zuhare (1337),
• Suhare (1690) and
• Suhare (1750, 1793 and 1801, map from Cassini, Notice Communale and Bulletin des lois, respectively ).

Population development

After a peak in the number of inhabitants of around 450 after the merger of the two former municipalities of Ossas and Suhare in 1841, the number fell to a level of around 90 inhabitants during short recovery phases by the turn of the millennium.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	2017
Residents	166	156	123	71	100	83	83	81	84

Until 1836 only residents of Ossas, from 1841 of Ossas-Suhare
From 1962 official figures without residents with secondary residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Parish church of Saint-Cyprien in Ossas		Disc-shaped grave steles in Ossas

Apse of the parish church

Attractions

• Parish church in Ossas, consecrated to St. Cyprian. It dates from the 17th century, but the current church is the result of a complete restoration in the second half of the 19th century. This gave the church a neo-Gothic style, which is particularly evident in the new door in the entrance porch. During this time, the apse and the window openings of the single nave nave were repaired and new stained glass windows with geometric shapes were installed, the work of the glass painter Auguste Montaut from Oloron . In 1987 the church underwent another restoration. On this occasion a previously hidden inscription came to light above the south side entrance. It reads in German "The French people recognize the highest being and the immortality of the soul". The text corresponds to that of the decree of May 7, 1794, in which, at the instigation of Maximilien de Robespierre, the cult of the highest being was to be given official status. This revolutionary cult was an expression of a deist , i.e. H. no longer purely Christian piety. After Robespierre was overthrown in July 1794, the national convention ceased to enforce the cult and the inscription on the church was covered up. The altarpiece inside the church is made of wood and is held in shades of purple and gold. Decorated columns structure the reredos on two levels, which is decorated with several gilded plant motifs and two figures of saints. The tabernacle is made of the same wood and inserted into the reredos. Two columns with ornate capitals line its door, which is covered by a bas-relief depicting a chalice beneath a sun. The noun sacrum IHS can also be seen on the upper part of the door . A painting with Christ crucified completes the overall work. The church's holy water font consists of a circular basin that rests on a foot in the form of a column. The Lord is represented as a relief several times around the basin. He holds his right hand open as a sign of the blessing of the believers. A perfectly preserved disc-shaped grave stele, called Hilarri , rises up next to the church building. It is provided with the year "1631" of its creation. In the middle of the disk a large paw cross can be seen, which has a resemblance to a Maltese cross . An inscription in Basque surrounds this cross.

Parish Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Suhare		Grave stelae in the Suhare cemetery

• Parish church in Suhare, dedicated to John the Baptist . It is older than the parish church in Ossas and probably dates from the 16th century. In 2003 it was renovated. A baroque altarpiece also adorns the interior of this church.

Economy and Infrastructure

Ossau-Iraty

Agriculture, with a focus on cattle breeding and grazing, is traditionally the municipality's most important economic factor. Ossas-Suhare 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, 2015
total = 10

sport and freetime

An easy circular route with a length of 11 km and with a difference in altitude of 260 m leads from the Frontón of Ossas to the center of Suhare.

traffic

Ossas-Suhare is crossed by Route départementale 149.

Jean de Jaurgain

Personalities

Jean de Jaurgain, born on November 16, 1842 in Ossas, died on March 18, 1920 in Ciboure , was a Basque historian and literary critic.

Web links

Commons : Ossas-Suhare  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ossas-Suhare on the website of the former association of municipalities (French)
• Website of the AOP Ossau-Iraty association (French)
• Filière de l'AOC Porc Basque website (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lieux - toponymie Ozaze-Zühara (Arbaila Handia (-a)) ( fr ) euskaltzaindia . Retrieved October 22, 2017.
2. ↑ Ma commune: Ossas-Suhare ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Ossas-Suhare ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Info: The archive link has been 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 October 22, 2017. 
4. ^ ^{A b} Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. Pp. 128, 164. 1863. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
5. ^ ^{A b} Jean-Baptiste Orpustan: Nouvelle toponymie basque ( fr ) University of Bordeaux . Pp. 199, 207. 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
6. ↑ ^{a b} David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Notice Communale Ossas-Suhare ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 22, 2017.
8. ↑ Notice Communale Suhare ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 22, 2017.
9. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune d'Ossas-Suhare (64432) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 22, 2017.
10. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune d'Ossas-Suhare (64432) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 22, 2017.
11. ↑ Eglise Saint-Cyprien d'Ossas ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Info: The archive link has been 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 October 22, 2017. 
12. ^ Eglise paroissiale Saint-Cyprien ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved October 22, 2017.
13. ↑ Retable de l'église Saint-Cyprien d'Ossas ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Info: The archive link has been 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 October 22, 2017. 
14. ↑ Tabernacle du retable de l'église Saint-Cyprien d'Ossas ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Info: The archive link has been 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 October 22, 2017. 
15. ↑ Fonts baptismaux de l'église Saint-Cyprien d'Ossas ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Info: The archive link has been 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 October 22, 2017. 
16. ↑ Stèle discoïdale d'Ossas ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Info: The archive link has been 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 October 22, 2017. 
17. ↑ Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Suhare ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Info: The archive link has been 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 October 22, 2017. 
18. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 22, 2017.
19. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Ossas-Suhare (64432) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 22, 2017.
20. ↑ Heganbürü ( fr , PDF) Communauté de communes de Soule-Xiberoa. Retrieved October 22, 2017.