Aincille
Aincille
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Coordinates: 43°08′44″N 1°11′38″W / 43.1455°N 1.1938°WCoordinates: 43°08′44″N 1°11′38″W / 43.1455°N 1.1938°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Bayonne |
Canton | Montagne Basque |
Intercommunality | Pays Basque |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilbert Oçafrain |
Area 1 | 6.26 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 114 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64011 /64220 |
Elevation | 198–755 m (650–2,477 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Aincille (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃sil];[2] Basque: Aintzila) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aintzildars.[3]
Geography[]
Location[]
The town is part of Cize Country in the former Basque province of Lower Navarre.
It is located some 50 km south-east of Bayonne and 5 km southeast of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
Access[]
The commune can be accessed by the D401 road from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the northwest to the village. From the village the D118 road goes north to join the D18 highway.[4]
Hydrography[]
Located in the drainage basin of the Adour, the northeastern border of the commune is marked by the Laurhibar river, which flows north to join the Nive north of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. A stream rises near the village and flows to the Laurhibar in the north-east. The Urtchipea rises in the south of the commune and flows northwest gathering many tributaries and joins the Nive de Beherobie at Saint-Michel. The Sassitako erreka rises southwest of the village and flows northwest joining the Laurhibar east of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
Localities and hamlets[]
- Ahadoa
- Aïntzilsarria
- Bassaburua
- Bentaberria
- Berho
- Chiramberroa
- Esconda
- Etcheverrigaraya
- Gamaberria
- Goyhenetchéa
- Handiague
- Harchilo
- Jaureguia
- Oilloquy
- Pagola
- Sahaby
- Sotalda
Toponymy[]
The commune name in basque is Aintzila meaning "hill of mud",[5] Aintzila[6] or Aintzil-Harrieta.[7]
Jean-Baptiste Orpustan wrote the name of the commune in the form Aïncille. He also indicated that in Basque the inhabitants are referred to as Aintzildar.[6]
The following table details the origins of the commune name.
Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
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Aincille | Aincibiu | 1264 | Mérimée | Village | ||
Aincibiu | 1309 | Orpustan | ||||
Ancivil | 1291 | Orpustan | ||||
Ancivil | 1292 | Mérimée | ||||
Ancil | 1304 | Mérimée | ||||
Ancil | 1344 | Orpustan | ||||
Ançill | 1307 | Mérimée | ||||
Ançill | 1307 | Orpustan | ||||
Ancibiu | 1350 | Mérimée | ||||
Ancibiu | 1350 | Orpustan | ||||
Aincile | 18th century | Raymond | Intendance | |||
Ancille | 1801 | Cassini | Bulletin des lois |
Sources:
- Mérimée: Presentation of the Commune of Aincille on the Ministry of Culture website[5]
- Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy[6]
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[8]
- Cassini: Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aincille, EHESS. (in French)
Origins:
- Intendance: Intendance of Pau[9]
History[]
Part of Aincille territory next to the communes of Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan, Bustince-Iriberry, Çaro, Lecumberry, Mendive, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, and Saint-Michel, was taken on 11 June 1842 to form of the commune of Estérençuby.[10]
Heraldry[]
Blazon: Quarterly, first Azure a bridge of Or masoned in sable debruised over a wave of argent in base, in chief 3 stars the same arranged in fesse; second of Or with an eagle displayed in sable; three vert a cow of Or collared and belled in azure posed in base surmounted by a sheep of argent horned in Or; fourth azure with a church in Or in profile roofed the same extended at dexter with a porch abased and surmounted at dexter by a belltower and steeple the same supporting a cross in sable, windows and doors the same..
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Administration[]
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List of Successive Mayors of Aincille[11]
From | To | Name |
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1995 | 2008 | Jean Françaistéguy |
2008 | 2026 | Gilbert Oçafrain |
Inter-communality[]
The commune belongs to six intercommunal structures:
- the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
- the AEP association of Ainhice
- the energy association for Pyrenees-Atlantiques
- the intercommunal association for the development and management of the slaughterhouse at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
- the joint association for the watershed of the Nive
- the association to support Basque culture.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2006 | 120 | — |
2007 | 124 | +3.3% |
2008 | 127 | +2.4% |
2009 | 130 | +2.4% |
2010 | 135 | +3.8% |
2011 | 135 | +0.0% |
2012 | 129 | −4.4% |
2013 | 124 | −3.9% |
2014 | 118 | −4.8% |
2015 | 116 | −1.7% |
2016 | 111 | −4.3% |
Economy[]
The town is part of the production area of Irouléguy AOC and the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.
Economic activity is mainly agricultural.
Aincille had long received saline (saline of Ugarré) since the 17th century and had the distinction of being a corporation with ownership of twenty-nine old houses of the town[12] and was reunited with the royal domain in 1683.
Culture and heritage[]
Languages[]
According to the Map of the Seven Basque Provinces published in 1863 by Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte, the dialect of Basque spoken in Aincille is Eastern Low Navarrese.
Civil heritage[]
The commune has several sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- Houses and Farms (18th-19th century)[13]
- The Idiondoa Farmhouse (1617)[14]
- The Ahadoberria Farmhouse (1768)[15]
Religious Heritage[]
The commune has several religious sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Croix de Carrefour (Crossroads Cross) Wayside Cross[16]
- A Cemetery Cross (17th century)[17]
- The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist (Middle Ages)[18] The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
- Church Picture Gallery
Aincille The Main Altar
The Processional Cross
- Stained Glass
Saint Basile
Saint Joachin
Saint Pierre
Saint Anne
See also[]
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
- Cantons of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
- Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Lurzaindia SCA. "Aincille - Claude Kratochvil".
- ^ Inhabitants of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000872 Presentation of Aincille Commune (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, ISBN 2 86781 396 4 (in French)
- ^ Pierre Lhande, Dictionary basque-French, Éditions Beauchène, 1 April 1997, ISBN 2-7010-0532-9 (in French)
- ^ Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
- ^ Titles of the intendance of Pau - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ (in Spanish) Article on Estérençuby in the Encyclopedia Auñamendi
- ^ List of Mayors of France
- ^ Philippe Veyrin, The Basques, Arthaud, 1975, ISBN 2 7003 0038 6, page 23. (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000966 Houses and Farms (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000861 Idiondoa Farmhouse (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000860 Ahadoberria Farmhouse (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00084306 Croix de Carrefour (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00084307 Cemetery Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000857 Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64000025 Processional Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64000024 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
External links[]
- AINTZILLA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Aincille on Lion1906
- Aincille on the 1750 Cassini Map
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