Urepel
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Montagne Basque | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 4 ′ N , 1 ° 25 ′ W | |
| height | 392-1,150 m | |
| surface | 26.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 284 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64430 | |
| INSEE code | 64543 | |
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Urepel is a French municipality with 284 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-Étienne-de-Baïgorry ).
The name in the Basque language is Urepele . The inhabitants are called Urepeldar accordingly . It means "lukewarm water", an allusion to the variable water temperature of the springs.
geography
Urepel is located approx. 50 km south of Bayonne in the historical Baigorri-Ortzaize region of the historical province of Lower Navarra in the French part of the Basque Country . The municipality borders on the autonomous community of Navarre in northern Spain to the south and south-west .
Urepel is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
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| Erro (Spain) | Burguete (Spain) |
The highest point in the municipality is the Urtarai ( 1152 m ).
Urepel lies in the catchment area of the Adour River .
The community is irrigated by the Nive des Aldudes , a tributary of the Nive , and its tributaries,
- the Ahunztarretako Erreka,
- Soaluzeko Erreka and its tributary,
- the Harriondoko Erreka,
- the Imiliztéguiko Erreka and its tributary,
- the Behodeyko Erreka,
- the Etchemendiko Erreka,
- the Lohitzeko Erreka and
- the labiaringo Erreka.
history
Urepel split off from Aldudes on February 15, 1862 and has since formed an independent community. Before that it was a hamlet of Aldudes with an extensive pasture landscape. With the upswing of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry , many families moved here in the 19th century and developed a village. The former Kingdom of Navarre has been split into a French and a Spanish part since 1512, but the actual demarcation of this part was controversial for a long time. The contract of 1856 regulates the responsibilities to this day for the Pays Quint , which forms the southern part of Urepel. The area belongs to Spain, but is administered by France. The residents are French nationals and can cultivate the land for a fee to Spain.
coat of arms
The municipality has had the coat of arms since 2002 and can be interpreted as follows according to Guy Ascarat, heraldist and historian.
In the upper left field you can see a Glevenrad , called escarboucle in French . It comes from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Navarre . The two sheep on the top right symbolize the extensive pasture land of the valley, which is still farmed undivided today. The initials “VE” in the field at the bottom left stand for the Urepel brand, which stands for Val d'Erro and is affixed to the cattle every May. The three corrugated bars on the field at the bottom right represent the three rivers that flow together at Urepel into the Nive des Aldudes. The quill pen refers to Fernando Aire Etxart, called Xalbador, a former well-known poet and Bertsolari.
Population development
After the parish of Alduldes split off, it showed the highest number of inhabitants of 1030 in the 1861 census. This was followed by a long phase of stagnation that continues to this day.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 573 | 561 | 485 | 459 | 400 | 365 | 349 | 338 | 284 |
Culture and sights
Every year on the last Saturday in May, the village celebrates the festival of transhumance . The cattle that set off for the summer pasture are branded.
Buildings
- Parish church, dedicated to the Assumption . It was built in 1841, as evidenced by the year on the keystone of the round arch above the entrance to the nave . In 1882 four glass windows by the master glass painter Champigneulle from Bar-le-Duc ( Département Meuse ) were added. The church was restored in the 20th century. The nave has a nave and is extended by a semicircular apse . In the west the bell tower rises up on the roof of the building. His helmet is equipped with a with slate -roofed pavilion roof covered, while the other roofs of the church are covered with hollow bricks. The sacristy is arranged on the south side and the two-story town hall has been added. Inside the church, wooden galleries , whose seats are reserved for men during a mass , surround the nave on three sides. Two wooden internal stairs give access. The ceiling is equipped with paneling , which has the shape of a groin vault in the nave and the shape of a barrel vault in the choir .
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Inharabia farm, detail of the entrance
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- Inharabia farm. The farmhouse is one of the oldest in Urepel. It could have been built in the second half of the 18th century, as can be seen from the two twin windows , one window with a rounded window sill and the decorations on the arches of the roof. In the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, redesigns were carried out, in particular the ground floor was converted into a shop. The house is built and plastered with rubble stones made of limestone and sandstone , accompanied by pebbles. The first floor is partly built from half-timbering, which is filled with pebbles and covered with a thick layer of lime. The roof with its elongated surfaces is covered with hollow tiles. The arched frame of the entrance door extends including the window above and together forms the shape of a bottle. Between the entrance and the window there is a plaque embellished with three engraved crosses. The top floor originally had a wooden balcony that no longer exists today. The house shows the traditional layout of the interior. In the middle is the eskaratz , a central entrance area, in front the living rooms of the owners, which continue on the first floor. The stable is set up in the rear area, with space for the hayloft in the attic. The farmhouse is privately owned and registered as a national treasure.
- Jabola farm. It was probably built in the second half of the 18th century, as can be seen on the fireplace with a rounded console in the kitchen. Certain windows were redesigned in the 19th century and the outbuildings of the farm were demolished in the 20th century. The house is built and plastered with rubble stones made of limestone and sandstone. The roof with its elongated surfaces is covered with hollow tiles. Inside the house shows a division of the rooms on three levels, which can be reached via an internal wooden staircase. The stable is located on the ground floor, the living rooms are on the first floor and the attic is used to store the hay. The farmhouse is privately owned and registered as a national treasure.
- Farm Tanburin Borda. The farm, which was probably built in the 18th century, is located in the district of Tambourinea south of the center of the municipality. The year "1862" above the gate indicates the year of sale, in which changes were made. At the end of the 19th century the farm was converted into a sheep farm after a new dwelling was built nearby. In the 20th century, the farmhouse was changed again by completely transforming it into an agricultural outbuilding. The house is built and plastered with rubble stones made of limestone and sandstone. The roof with its elongated surfaces is covered with hollow tiles and is supported with decorated brackets. The windows and doors are made of wood or stone. Like most farmhouses in the region, the rooms were originally arranged around an eskaratz . The living rooms were located in the front area and on the first floor. The rear area was intended for the agricultural work and for the stable and the top floor housed the hayloft in the traditional manner. The farmhouse is privately owned and registered as a national treasure.
- Xaliesenea farm. It was built in 1787, as evidenced by a corresponding date that is engraved on the lintel of the barn door and can also be read on the ornate arches that support the roof. It is located in the district of Xaliexenea not far from the center of the municipality. The house was restored in the 19th and especially in the 20th century with the construction of a terrace in the back. The house is built and plastered with rubble stones made of limestone and sandstone. The gable roof with its elongated surfaces is covered with hollow tiles. The windows and entrances are framed with limestone, and several older windows have rounded window sills. The farmhouse is traditionally arranged with a front part for living rooms and a rear part for agricultural work rooms. Around an eskaratz , these areas continue on an upper floor. The attic contains the hayloft, which is illuminated with oculi . The farmhouse is privately owned and registered as a national treasure.
Economy and Infrastructure
Urepel is located in the AOC zones of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally made semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk, as well as the pig breed and the ham “Kintoa”.
The good water quality of the mountain streams allows fish farming to be carried out in Urepel.
Gérard Antchagno's farm and Burubeltza farm produce and a. the Ossau-Iraty. Jean Michel from the Burubeltza farm keeps sheep of the Manech tête noire and Manech tête rousse breeds, which graze four to six months a year in the Pays Quint, and some pigs of the “Kintoa” breed.
Miren Aire from the Iturribeltzea farm in Urepel maintains and produces Manech tête noire sheep . a. the Ossau-Iraty and products from pigs of the “Kintoa” breed.
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education
The municipality has a public primary school with 15 pupils in the 2017/2018 school year.
sport and freetime
- A circular route classified as difficult with a length of 13.7 km and a height difference of 750 m leads from the center of the municipality on the paths of annual transhumance.
- An easy circular route with a length of 2 km and a difference in altitude of 150 m leads from the center of the municipality to the nearby Munhoa hill ( 562 m ).
traffic
Urepel can be reached via Routes départementales 58 and 948 (former Route nationale 648 ), which ends here.
Personalities
Fernando Aire Etxart, called Xalbador, born on June 19, 1920 in Urupel, died on November 7, 1976 in Urupel, was a poet, Bertsolari and farmer. A Bertsolari ( German poet ) is a singer of verses in Basque who improvises in front of an audience. The municipality has set up a cenotaph on which he is shown wearing the typical beret between a tree and a Basque cross .
Web links
- Atlas du Patrimoine Historique et Culturel with pictures from Urepel (French)
- Information about Urepel on the Association of Municipalities website (French)
- Information about Urepel on the AIBA website (French)
- Website of the AOP Ossau-Iraty association (French)
- Filière Porc Basque website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lieux - toponymie Urepele (Baigorri-Ortzaize) ( fr ) euskaltzaindia . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ a b Urepel ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. 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 January 3, 2018.
- ↑ géoportail - Urepel ( fr ) Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Ma commune: Urepel ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 171, 1863. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Guy Ascarat: Armorial Communes Basques ( fr ) Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved on January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Notice Communale Urepel ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune d'Urepel (64543) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune d'Urepel (64543) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Urepel ( fr ) Association AIBA. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. 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 January 3, 2018.
- ↑ église paroissiale de l'Assomption-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Ferme Inharabia ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ ferme Inharabia, actuellement grange ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Ferme Jabola ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ ferme Jabola ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Ferme Tanburin Borda ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. 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 January 3, 2018.
- ↑ ferme Tanburin Borda ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Ferme Xaliesenea ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ ferme Xaliesenea ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ pisciculture Urepel ( fr ) Société Nouvelle de l'Annuaire Francais. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Gérard Antchagno ( fr ) association AOP Ossau-Iraty. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Ferme burubeltxa ( fr ) association AOP Ossau-Iraty. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ↑ Ferme Iturribeltzea ( fr ) Association des Producteurs fermiers du Pays Basque. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Urupel (64543) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ a b UREPEL Randonées ( fr ) Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ Fernando Aire Etxart dit Xalbador ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
