Tardets-Sorholus
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie | |
| Canton | Montagne Basque | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 7 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W | |
| height | 209-793 m | |
| surface | 14.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 541 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64470 | |
| INSEE code | 64533 | |
 Place centrale of Tardets |
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Tardets-Sorholus ( Basque Atharratze Sorholüze ) is a French municipality with 541 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and the canton of Montagne Basque (capital of the canton of Tardets-Sorholus until 2015 ). The place is on the right bank of the Saison River .
geography
Tardets-Sorholus is part of the Basque province of Soule . Neighboring communities are: Barcus in the north, Alos-Sibas-Abense and Trois-Villes in the west, Montory in the south-west, Laguinge-Restoue in the south.
history
The place name Tardets occurs in the past as: Tardedz (1249), Tardetz (13th century), Tarzedz (1310), Tardix (1692).
The place name Sorholus occurs in the past as Sorholüze .
Tardets and Sorholus were merged into one community on April 17, 1859.
Population development
- 1962: 1107
- 1968: 915
- 1975: 818
- 1982: 787
- 1990: 704
- 1999: 656
- 2006: 613
- 2015: 557
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church in Tardets (19th century)
- Chapelle de la Madeleine on the mountain of the same name (793 m) above the village of Barcus
church
Choir room
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