Ostabat-Asme

Ostabat-Asme Izura-Azme
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
Community association	Pays Basque
Coordinates	43 ° 15 ′  N , 1 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 15 ′  N , 1 ° 4 ′  W
height	66-440 m
surface	15.26 km 2
Residents	194 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	64120
INSEE code	64437
Ostabat

Ostabat-Asme ( Basque Izura-Azme ) is a French municipality with 194 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Three of the French Way of St. James meet in the small town . The Via Turonensis coming from Tours and the Via Lemovicensis coming from Vézelay meet the Via Podiensis , which continues to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and from there as Camino Francés to Santiago de Compostela .

geography

Ostabat is located at the foot of the Pyrenees , in the extreme southwest of France and is part of the French Basque Country . Other districts are Gasteluzahare, Harambels and Laxague. Neighboring communities are: Lantabat in the west, Larceveau-Arros-Cibits and Juxue in the south, Arhansus in the east and Orsanco and Uhart-Mixe in the north.

The next town is Orthez , which can be reached in a north-easterly direction via route D933 , D23 after about 47 kilometers of road. The closest major French cities are Toulouse (206 km) to the east and Bordeaux (206 km) to the north.

history

The Basque name Izura-Azme means "slope below the rocky height ".

The name Ostabat appears as: Ostebad (1167), Ostavayll (12th century), Aussebat (1243), Ostabailles (1383), Sent-Johan d'Ostabat (1469), Ostabag and Hostabat (1472), Nostre-Done de l'espitau d'Ostabat (1518) and Ostabat (1650). The name Asme appears as: Azme (1481).

Ostabat is derived from the historical affiliation to the area Pays d'Ostabarret , belonging to Niedernavarra (French Basse-Navarre ), which included the French part of the former Kingdom of Navarre . Ostabat and Asme were merged on June 13, 1841.

The place arose on the important Roman road that ran from Bordeaux via Pamplona to Astorga . From the 10th century onwards, Ostabat has been an important place for pilgrims , because three pilgrimage routes, the Via Turonensis coming from Tours, the Via Lemovicensis coming from Vézelay and the Via Podiensis coming from Le Puy-en-Velay , meet here. This place made it particularly attractive to collect road tolls. In 1350 there were two hospices and over ten pilgrims' hostels, where up to 5,000 pilgrims could stay.

Number of inhabitants
(source:)

year	1793	1836	1841	1872	1901	1936	1962	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	326	424	630	426	385	365	278	235	219	229	197	194
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence

Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis )

Almost nothing has been preserved from the numerous medieval pilgrimage facilities.
Today there is a pilgrims' hostel (French: Gîte d'étape ) and private rooms (French: Chambre d'hôtes ). The rest of the Way of St. James ( GR 65 ) leads through the rolling hills of the Pyrenees foothills via Saint-Jean-le-Vieux to the end point of the Via Podiensis to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port , where the Camino Francés to Santiago de Compostela with the ascent to the Pyrenees. The landscape is characterized by small places between meadows, pastures and forests. There are other overnight accommodations before Saint-Jean-le-Vieux in Larcevau and Lacarre, both slightly off the GR 65 . As a road connection, the D933 leads via Saint-Jean-le-Vieux to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

Culture, sights and economy

• An early historical fortress wall in Gasteluzahare
• Farms from the 17th to 19th centuries century
• Remains of the city wall, which was destroyed in 1228.
• Remains of the 11th century chapel of Saint-Nicolas de Myre
• The Château fort de Laxaga , a castle from the 13th and 16th centuries
• The chapel of Saint-Nicolas in Harambels from the 12th and 13th centuries. It is the only remnant of the monastery and hospice, which was dedicated to St. Nicholas, the patron saint of travelers. It contains an altarpiece from the 17th century, as well as statues of apostles and Mary. Above the door there is a monogram on which the Maltese cross with five stars and underneath a resting pilgrim can be seen.
• The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church dates from the late 19th century.

Around 40% of the population work in agriculture, animal husbandry and viticulture, which are the main focuses.

Personalities

• Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies (born May 2, 1914 in Ostabat-Asme; † June 12, 2007 in Montevideo) was Bishop of Salto in Uruguay from 1949 to 1989

literature

• Bettina Forst: French Way of St. James. From Le Puy-en-Velay to Roncesvalles. All stages - with variants and height profiles (= Rother hiking guide ). Bergverlag Rother, Munich (recte: Ottobrunn) 2007, ISBN 978-3-7633-4350-8 .
• Bert Teklenborg: Cycling along the Camino de Santiago. From the Rhine to the western end of Europe. (Cycling guide, route planner). 3rd, revised edition. Publishing House Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-7022-2626-8 .

Web links

Commons : Ostabat-Asme  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Image of Ostabat and the Way of St. James (French)
• Along the Via Podiensis
• Ostabat in the Base Mémoire des Ministère de la Culture (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Congregational information on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved on January 21, 2010.
2. ^ Ostabat-Asme on Cassini.ehess.fr (French) Retrieved on February 4, 2010.
3. ↑ Entry No. 27002 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
4. ^ INSEE Commune: Ostabat-Asme (64437) (French) Retrieved November 23, 2012.
5. ↑ Ostabat-Asme on aoc-igp.fr (French). Retrieved March 17, 2015.

Way of St. James " Via Podiensis "

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