Saint-Etienne-de-Baïgorry
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Montagne Basque | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 11 ′ N , 1 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 146-1,049 m | |
| surface | 69.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,477 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64430 | |
| INSEE code | 64477 | |
| Website | www.baigorry.fr | |
Saint-Etienne-de-Baïgorry ( Basque Baigorri ) is a French municipality with 1477 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayonne and until its dissolution in 2015 was the capital of the canton of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry , since then it has belonged to the canton of Montagne Basque .
geography
Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry belongs to the Basque province of Basse-Navarre and is a municipality on the border with Spain (about two kilometers away). Districts are:
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The following mountains are located in the municipality:
- Adartza (1250 m)
- Munhoa (1021 m)
- Ahintziaga (905 m)
- Hautza (1306 m)
- Adi (1450 m)
and the Col d'Ispéguy pass (672 m)
Neighboring municipalities are: Bidarray in the north, Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa in the northeast, Irouléguy in the east, Anhaux in the southeast, Banca in the south. The place is in the valley of the river Nive des Aldudes .
history
The place name appeared in different forms in the past: Vallis que dicitur Bigur (980), Beguer , Beigur , Baigur and Baigorrie (1238), Sanctus-Stephanus de Bayguerr (1335), Sant-Esteban (1513), Baygorri (1650) and Thermopile (1793). The place name "Licérasse" occurs as: Liçaraçu (1402), Licarasse (1445), Lizarazu (1525), Lizaraçu (1621) Licerasse (1863).
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2181 | 2022 | 1783 | 1691 | 1565 | 1525 | 1618 | 1,477 |
Attractions
- Two protohistoric deposits at Lamotainpareta and Quarraquey
- Manoir or Château de Licerasse / Lizarazu (1366)
- Maison fort Jauregia d'Urdos (14th / 17th century)
- "Roman" bridge from the 17th century
- Château d'Etxauz (Etchauz) (1555)
- Itze Farm (17th century), Makozain Farm and Maison Martinxoloenia
- Etchaux forge (17th century)
- Farms Berhoa, Itturaldea, Jokoberro and the Maison Zuburia (18th century)
- Saint-Laurent-de-Guermiette chapel (14th century)
- Saint-Sauveur-d'Occos chapel (14th century)
- Urdos Chapel (17th century)
- Notre-Dame chapel (18th century)
- Saint-Étienne church (from 1253)
Personalities
- Bertrand d'Echaux († 1618), Bishop of Bayonne 1598–1618
- Jean Isidore Harispe (1768–1855), Marshal of France
