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{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
|name = Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
|native name = Aiziritze-Gamue-Zohazti
|commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image = Château de Camou.JPG
|image = Château de Camou.JPG
|caption = The Chateau of Camou
|caption = Chateau of Camou
|image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast_(Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
|image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast_(Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
|region = Aquitaine
|department = Pyrénées-Atlantiques
|arrondissement = Bayonne
|arrondissement = Bayonne
|canton = Saint-Palais
|canton = Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
|INSEE = 64010
|INSEE = 64010
|postal code = 64120
|postal code = 64120
|mayor = Chantal Erguy<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = Chantal Erguy
|term = 2014&ndash;2020
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality = Amikuze
|intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque|Pays Basque]]
|longitude = -1.0225
|coordinates = {{coord|43.3378|-1.0225|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|latitude = 43.3378
|elevation m = 83
|elevation m = 83
|elevation min m = 26
|elevation min m = 26
|elevation max m = 155
|elevation max m = 155
|area km2 = 9.60
|area km2 = 9.60
|population = 655
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = 2010
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
}}


'''Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast''' ({{Lang-eu|Aiziritze-Gamue-Zohazti}}) is a French [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Aquitaine]] region of southwestern [[France]].
'''Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast''' ({{IPA|fr|a.isiʁits kamu sy.ast}}; {{Lang-eu|Aiziritze-Gamue-Zohazti}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[Regions of France|region]] in southwestern [[France]].<ref name=insee>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM64010-aicirits-camou-suhast Commune d'Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast (64010)], INSEE</ref>


The people of the commune are known as Aiziriztar.<ref>[[Brigitte Jobbé-Duval]], Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Ed. Archives and Culture, ISBN 978-2-35077-151-9, passage 12 {{fr icon}}</ref>
The people of the commune are known as Aiziriztar.<ref>[[Brigitte Jobbé-Duval]], Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Ed. Archives and Culture, {{ISBN|978-2-35077-151-9}}, passage 12 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==


===Location===
===Location===
The commune is part of the Mixe country in the [[French Basque Country]] of [[Lower Navarre]]. It is located immediately north of Saint-Palais. Highway D29 runs north from [[Saint-Palais, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Saint-Palais]] through the entire commune from south to north and passing through the town. The D529 Highway runs east from the commune to its junction with Highway D134. Highway D933 enters the commune in the south-east and runs north along the eastern side of the commune to exit in the north.<ref name=Google>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/64120+A%C3%AFcirits-Camou-Suhast/@43.3545556,-1.0145625,13255m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0xd56c4fb37f718e7:0x40665174813af00?hl=en Google Maps]</ref>
The commune is part of the Mixe country in the [[French Basque Country]] of [[Lower Navarre]]. It is located immediately north of Saint-Palais. Highway D29 runs north from [[Saint-Palais, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Saint-Palais]] through the entire commune from south to north and passing through the town. The D529 Highway runs east from the commune to its junction with Highway D134. Highway D933 enters the commune in the southeast and runs north along the eastern side of the commune to exit in the north.<ref name=Google>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/64120+A%C3%AFcirits-Camou-Suhast/@43.3545556,-1.0145625,13255m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0xd56c4fb37f718e7:0x40665174813af00?hl=en Google Maps]</ref>


===Hydrography===
===Hydrography===
The commune is located in the [[Drainage basin]] of the [[Adour]] and is watered by the [[Bidouze]], a tributary of the Adour, and it has its tributaries: the [[Joyeuse (river)|Joyeuse]] and the Eyherachar and Recalde streams.
The commune is located in the [[Drainage basin]] of the [[Adour]] and is watered by the [[Bidouze]], a tributary of the Adour, and it has its tributaries: the [[Joyeuse (river)|Joyeuse]] and the Eyherachar and Recalde streams.


===Places and Hamlets===
===Places and Hamlets<ref name="Géo">[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-1.0225,43.3378&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Géoportail], [[Institut géographique national|IGN]] {{Fr icon}}</ref>===
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*Aguerria
*Ahano
*Ahano
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*Ttarga (craft zone)
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<ref name="Géo">[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-1.0225,43.3378&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Géoportail], [[Institut géographique national|IGN]] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>


===Neighbouring Communes and Villages<ref name=Google/>===
{{Geographic location
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|width=auto
|title = '''Neighbouring Communes and Villages'''<ref name=Google/>
|Centre = Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
|Centre = Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
|North = [[Labastide-Villefranche]]
|North = [[Labastide-Villefranche]]
|Northeast = [[Saint-Martin]]
|Northeast = [[Saint-Martin, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Saint-Martin]]
|East = [[Arbouet-Sussaute]]
|East = [[Arbouet-Sussaute]]
|Southeast = [[Behasque-Lapiste]]
|Southeast = [[Behasque-Lapiste]]
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|Northwest = Issallibarre
|Northwest = Issallibarre
}}
}}

===Climate===
Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast is {{cvt|14.1|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1216.7|mm}} with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|21.2|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|7.5|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast was {{cvt|40.6|C}} on 4 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-10.1|C}} on 25 December 2001.
{{Weather box
|location = Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1993−present)
|width=auto
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 25.1
|Feb record high C = 29.1
|Mar record high C = 29.2
|Apr record high C = 32.5
|May record high C = 35.8
|Jun record high C = 39.4
|Jul record high C = 39.8
|Aug record high C = 40.6
|Sep record high C = 38.1
|Oct record high C = 34.5
|Nov record high C = 28.3
|Dec record high C = 25.1
|year record high C = 40.6
|Jan high C = 12.4
|Feb high C = 13.4
|Mar high C = 16.6
|Apr high C = 18.0
|May high C = 21.7
|Jun high C = 24.9
|Jul high C = 26.3
|Aug high C = 26.7
|Sep high C = 24.1
|Oct high C = 21.1
|Nov high C = 15.2
|Dec high C = 12.4
|year high C = 19.4
|Jan mean C = 7.5
|Feb mean C = 8.0
|Mar mean C = 10.8
|Apr mean C = 12.4
|May mean C = 16.2
|Jun mean C = 19.4
|Jul mean C = 21.0
|Aug mean C = 21.2
|Sep mean C = 18.3
|Oct mean C = 15.6
|Nov mean C = 10.3
|Dec mean C = 7.8
|year mean C = 14.1
|Jan low C = 2.6
|Feb low C = 3.0
|Mar low C = 4.9
|Apr low C = 6.9
|May low C = 10.8
|Jun low C = 14.0
|Jul low C = 15.7
|Aug low C = 15.7
|Sep low C = 12.5
|Oct low C = 10.1
|Nov low C = 5.5
|Dec low C = 3.2
|year low C = 8.8
|Jan record low C = -7.5
|Feb record low C = -9.6
|Mar record low C = -9.0
|Apr record low C = -2.9
|May record low C = 0.6
|Jun record low C = 4.3
|Jul record low C = 8.2
|Aug record low C = 5.7
|Sep record low C = 2.5
|Oct record low C = -1.6
|Nov record low C = -6.6
|Dec record low C = -10.1
|year record low C = -10.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 110.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 98.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 90.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 116.4
|May precipitation mm = 101.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 71.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 66.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 73.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 103.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 109.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 161.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 115.0
|year precipitation mm = 1216.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 12.9
|Feb precipitation days = 11.1
|Mar precipitation days = 10.0
|Apr precipitation days = 13.0
|May precipitation days = 13.1
|Jun precipitation days = 8.8
|Jul precipitation days = 8.1
|Aug precipitation days = 8.9
|Sep precipitation days = 10.3
|Oct precipitation days = 10.5
|Nov precipitation days = 12.8
|Dec precipitation days = 12.2
|year precipitation days = 131.7
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|source 1 = [[Météo France]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_64010002.pdf
| title=Climate of Aïcirits 1981-2010
| language = fr
| publisher = [[Météo-France]]
| access-date = June 22, 2022}}</ref>}}


==Toponymy==
==Toponymy==
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! Name !! Spelling !! Date !! Source !! Page !! Origin !! Description
! Name !! Spelling !! Date !! Source !! Page !! Origin !! Description
|-
|-
| '''Aïcirits''' || Sanctus Martinus de Assiriz || 1160 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| || Village
| '''Aïcirits''' || Sanctus Martinus de Assiriz || 1160 || Orpustan |||| || Village
|-
|-
| || Ayxiritz || 1316 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| ||
| || Ayxiritz || 1316 || Orpustan |||| ||
|-
|-
| || Aysiriz || 1350 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| ||
| || Aysiriz || 1350 || Orpustan |||| ||
|-
|-
| || Aychiritz || 1413 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| ||
| || Aychiritz || 1413 || Orpustan |||| ||
|-
|-
| || Ayxeriis || 1472 || Raymond ||<center>3</center>|| Notaries ||
| || Ayxeriis || 1472 || Raymond ||{{center|3}}|| Notaries ||
|-
|-
| || || || || || ||
| || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| '''Camou''' || Sactus Petrus de Camono || 1160 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| || Village
| '''Camou''' || Sactus Petrus de Camono || 1160 || Orpustan |||| || Village
|-
|-
| || Camou-Mixe || 13th century || Raymond ||<center>39</center>|| Bayonne ||
| || Camou-Mixe || 13th century || Raymond ||{{center|39}}|| Bayonne ||
|-
|-
| || Camo || 1304 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| ||
| || Camo || 1304 || Orpustan |||| ||
|-
|-
| || Chamo || 1309 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| ||
| || Chamo || 1309 || Orpustan |||| ||
|-
|-
| || Gamo || 1350 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| ||
| || Gamo || 1350 || Orpustan |||| ||
|-
|-
| || Camo || 1413 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| ||
| || Camo || 1413 || Orpustan |||| ||
|-
|-
| || Camur || 1472 || Raymond ||<center>39</center>|| Notaries ||
| || Camur || 1472 || Raymond ||{{center|39}}|| Notaries ||
|-
|-
| || Camo en Micxe || 1479 || Raymond ||<center>39</center>|| Ohix ||
| || Camo en Micxe || 1479 || Raymond ||{{center|39}}|| Ohix ||
|-
|-
| || Camo || 1519 || Raymond ||<center>39</center>|| Navarre ||
| || Camo || 1519 || Raymond ||{{center|39}}|| Navarre ||
|-
|-
| || Camu || 1621 || Raymond ||<center>39</center>|| Biscay ||
| || Camu || 1621 || Raymond ||{{center|39}}|| Biscay ||
|-
|-
| || Camon || 1621 || Ldh/EHESS/Cassini ||<center> </center>|| Biscay ||
| || Camon || 1621 || Ldh/EHESS/Cassini |||| Biscay ||
|-
|-
| || Camou-Mixe || 1863 || Raymond ||<center>39</center>|| ||
| || Camou-Mixe || 1863 || Raymond ||{{center|39}}|| ||
|-
|-
| || || || || || ||
| || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| '''Suhast''' || Sancta Maria de Suhast || 1160 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| || Village
| '''Suhast''' || Sancta Maria de Suhast || 1160 || Orpustan |||| || Village
|-
|-
| || Suhast || 1316 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| ||
| || Suhast || 1316 || Orpustan |||| ||
|-
|-
| || Suast || 1350 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| ||
| || Suast || 1350 || Orpustan |||| ||
|-
|-
| || Suhast || 1413 || Orpustan ||<center> </center>|| ||
| || Suhast || 1413 || Orpustan |||| ||
|-
|-
| || Suast || 1513 || Raymond ||<center>164</center>|| Pamplona ||
| || Suast || 1513 || Raymond ||{{center|164}}|| Pamplona ||
|-
|-
| || || || || || ||
| || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| '''Salha''' || Çalaha || 1384 || Raymond ||<center>153</center>|| Duchesne || Chateau and Fief, subject to the [[Kingdom of Navarre]]
| '''Salha''' || Çalaha || 1384 || Raymond ||{{center|153}}|| Duchesne || Chateau and Fief, subject to the [[Kingdom of Navarre]]
|-
|-
| || La maison deu senhor de Salha en lo pays de Micxe || 1547 || Raymond ||<center>164</center>|| Navarre ||
| || La maison deu senhor de Salha en lo pays de Micxe || 1547 || Raymond ||{{center|164}}|| Navarre ||
|-
|-
| || || || || || ||
| || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| '''Uhart-Juson''' || Uhart-Juson || 1863 || Raymond ||<center>170</center>|| || Fief, vassal of the [[Kingdom of Navarre]]
| '''Uhart-Juson''' || Uhart-Juson || 1863 || Raymond ||{{center|170}}|| || Fief, vassal of the [[Kingdom of Navarre]]
|}
|}


'''Sources:'''
'''Sources:'''
*'''Orpustan:''' Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, [http://books.google.fr/books?id=Ie-LeqGXat8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Nouvelle+toponymie+basque&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=yTPoU4exE8bi8AXn-oKAAg&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Nouvelle%20toponymie%20basque&f=false '' New Basque Toponymy'']<ref name="Orpustan">Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, [http://books.google.fr/books?id=Ie-LeqGXat8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Nouvelle+toponymie+basque&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=yTPoU4exE8bi8AXn-oKAAg&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Nouvelle%20toponymie%20basque&f=false ''New Basque Toponymy''], Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, ISBN 2 86781 396 4 {{Fr icon}}</ref>
*'''Orpustan:''' Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ie-LeqGXat8C&q=Nouvelle+toponymie+basque '' New Basque Toponymy'']<ref name="Orpustan">Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ie-LeqGXat8C&q=Nouvelle+toponymie+basque ''New Basque Toponymy''], Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, {{ISBN|2 86781 396 4}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*'''[[Paul Raymond (archivist)|Raymond]]:''' [http://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''], 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. {{Fr icon}}<ref name=Raymond>[http://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''], [[Paul Raymond (archivist)|Paul Raymond]], Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 {{Fr icon}}</ref>
*'''[[Paul Raymond (archivist)|Raymond]]:''' [https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC ''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''], 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. {{in lang|fr}}<ref name=Raymond>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC ''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''], [[Paul Raymond (archivist)|Paul Raymond]], Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*'''Ldh/EHESS/Cassini''': [http://cassini.ehess.fr/cassini/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=6691 Ldh/EHESS/Cassini database] {{Fr icon}}


'''Origins:'''
'''Origins:'''
*'''Notaries''': Notaries of [[Labastide-Villefranche]]<ref name="Notaires">Notaries of La Bastide-Villefranche in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{Fr icon}}</ref>
*'''Notaries''': Notaries of [[Labastide-Villefranche]]<ref name="Notaires">Notaries of La Bastide-Villefranche in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*'''Bayonne:''' [[Cartulary]] of [[Bayonne]] or ''Livre d'Or'' (Book of Gold)<ref name=Cartulary>Manuscript from the 14th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{Fr icon}}</ref>
*'''Bayonne:''' [[Cartulary]] of [[Bayonne]] or ''Livre d'Or'' (Book of Gold)<ref name=Cartulary>Manuscript from the 14th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*'''Ohix:'''<ref>Contracts retained by Ohix, Notary of [[Soule]], Manuscripts from the 15th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{Fr icon}}</ref>
*'''Ohix:'''<ref>Contracts retained by Ohix, Notary of [[Soule]], Manuscripts from the 15th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*'''Navarre:''' Titles of the [[Kingdom of Navarre]]<ref name=Navarre>Titles of the Kingdom of Navarre in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{Fr icon}}</ref>
*'''Navarre:''' Titles of the [[Kingdom of Navarre]]<ref name=Navarre>Titles of the Kingdom of Navarre in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*'''Biscay''': Martin Biscay<ref>''Derecho de naturaleza que la merindad de San-Juan-del-pie-del-puerto, una de las seys de Navarra, tiene en Castilla'', 1622 {{es icon}}</ref>
*'''Biscay''': Martin Biscay<ref>''Derecho de naturaleza que la merindad de San-Juan-del-pie-del-puerto, una de las seys de Navarra, tiene en Castilla'', 1622 {{in lang|es}}</ref>
*'''Pamplona''': Titles of [[Pamplona]]<ref name="Pampelune">Titles published by don José Yanguas y Miranda {{es icon}}</ref>
*'''Pamplona''': Titles of [[Pamplona]]<ref name="Pampelune">Titles published by don José Yanguas y Miranda {{in lang|es}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The commune Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast was formed in 1972 by the merger of the former communes Aïcirits and Camou-Mixe-Suhast. Between 1972 and 1984, this commune was referred to as ''Aïcirits''.<ref name="insee" /> The commune Camou-Mixe-Suhast was formed in 1842 by the merger of the communes Suhast and Camou-Mixe.<ref>{{Cassini-Ehess|6691|Camou-Mixe}}</ref>
Suhast, formerly the village of ''Camou-Mixe'', joined Aïcirits and Camou-Mixe on 22 March 1842.<ref name=Raymond/>


==Heraldry==
==Heraldry==
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Aïcirits, Camou, and Suhast.
Aïcirits, Camou, and Suhast.


'''Blazon:'''<br>
'''Blazon:'''<br />
''Argent, three inescutcheons posed 2 and 1. The first Azure with two keys of Or saltirewise to dexter an orb the same banded and crossed at chef argent charged with three crosses pattées of gules; the second of Azure a wolf passant in Or armed and langued in gules, bordure the same charged with eight crosses of St. Andrew of Or 2 at chief, 3 at dexter and 3 at sinister; the third Or with three oaks eradicated vert shaft Tenné''
''Argent, three inescutcheons posed 2 and 1. The first Azure with two keys of Or saltirewise to dexter an orb the same banded and crossed at chef argent charged with three crosses pattées of gules; the second of Azure a wolf passant in Or armed and langued in gules, bordure the same charged with eight crosses of St. Andrew of Or 2 at chief, 3 at dexter and 3 at sinister; the third Or with three oaks eradicated vert shaft Tenné''
}}
}}


==Administration==
==Administration==
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
'''List of Successive Mayors of Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast '''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=22121 List of Mayors of France] {{Fr icon}}</ref>
'''List of Successive Mayors of Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast '''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=22121 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! From !! To !! Name !! Party !! Position
! From !! To !! Name !! Party
|-
|-
| 1995 || 2014 || Guy Énéco || [[Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition|CPNT]] ||
| 1995 || 2014 || Guy Énéco || [[Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition|CPNT]]
|-
|-
| 2014 || 2020 || Chantal Erguy || ||
| 2014 || 2026 || Chantal Erguy || [[Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition|CPNT]]
|}
|}
(Not all data is known)


===Administrative Associations===
===Administrative Associations===
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===Judicial Districts===
===Judicial Districts===
The town depends on the district court of [[Bayonne]], the High Court of Bayonne and the Court of Appeal of [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]].
The town depends on the district court of [[Bayonne]], the High Court of Bayonne and the [[Court of Appeal (France)|Court of Appeal]] of [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]].


===Inter-communality===
===Inter-communality===
The commune belongs to six inter-communal structures:<ref>[http://comdpt.pyrenees-atlantiques.pref.gouv.fr/ComDpt64/ComGrp.php?siren=216400101&licom=Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Cellule informatique préfecture 64], consulted on 22 October 2012 {{fr icon}}</ref>
The commune belongs to six inter-communal structures:<ref>[https://archive.today/20121218070632/http://comdpt.pyrenees-atlantiques.pref.gouv.fr/ComDpt64/ComGrp.php?siren=216400101&licom=A%C3%AFcirits-Camou-Suhast Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Cellule informatique préfecture 64], consulted on 22 October 2012 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*the [[Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque]]
*the community of communes of Amikuze
*the AEP union for the Mixe country
*the AEP union for the Mixe country
*the energy union of Pyrenees-Atlantiques;
*the energy union of Pyrenees-Atlantiques;
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*the union to support Basque culture.
*the union to support Basque culture.


==Demography==
==Population==
Data before 1972 in the table and graph below refer to the old commune Aïcirits, before the merger with Camou-Mixe-Suhast.<ref name=ehess/>
In 1350 there were 20 [[Feu fiscal|fires]] in [[Camou]].<ref name="JB Orpustan">Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, Collective work, ''Amikuze - the Mixe country'', Ed. Éditions Izpegi, 1992, ISBN 2909262057, page 77 {{Fr icon}}</ref>


{{Historical populations
The fiscal census<ref>Censuses cited by Manex Goyhenetche, General History of the Basque Country - Volume 3, Ed. Elkarlanean, 2001, ISBN 2913156347, page 26. The same work by Manex Goyhenetche indicates on page 284 that there was an average of 5.5 people per fire. {{Fr icon}}</ref> of 1412 to 1413, made<ref>Transcribed and published by Ricardo Cierbide, ''Censos de población de la Baja Navarra'', Max Niemeyer Verlag, Tübingen, 1993 {{es icon}}</ref> on the order of Charles III of Navarre, compared to the one in 1551 "of men and weapons that are in the kingdom of Navarre outside the ports",<ref>Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, E 575, transcribed by Louis Baratchart in ''The Friends of old Navarre'', January 1995, pages 44-54 {{Fr icon}}</ref> revealed a strong growth in population. The first census indicated at Aïcirits the presence of 4 [[Feu fiscal|fires]], the second 13 fires (12 + 1 secondary fire). Similarly in Camou, the census reported in 1412-1413 10 fires, and that of 1551 31 fires (27 + 4 secondary fires). Finally at Suhast, the counts indicated 6 fires in the first census and 22 fires (21 + 1 secondary fire) for the second.
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The census of the population of Lower Navarre in 1695<ref>Bibliothèque nationale, 6956, Moreau Register 979, cited by Manex Goyhenetche, General History of the Basque Country - Volume 3, Ed. Elkarlanean, 2001, ISBN 2913156347, page 299. {{Fr icon}}</ref> returned Aïcirits with 31 fires, Camou with 49, and Suhast with 38.
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| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|199|Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast}}</ref> and INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-64010#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
In 2010, the commune had 655 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.<ref group=Note>At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000593100%26fastPos=1%26fastReqId=2036940488%26categorieLien=cid%26oldAction=rechTexte&title=loi%20no%C2%A02002-276%20du%2027%20f%C3%A9vrier%202002 ], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force in 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.</ref><ref group=Note>In the census table, by convention in Wikipedia, and to allow a fair comparison between five yearly censuses, the principle has been retained for subsequent legal populations since 1999 displayed in the census table that shows populations for the years 2006, 2011, 2016, etc., as well as the latest legal population published by [[INSEE]]</ref>
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|1793 |206
{{Table Population Town}}
|1800 |211

|1806 |236
Prior to 1842 the above tables are only for the Camou-Mixe commune. Before that date, Suhast's population was as follows:
|1821 |186

|1831 |262
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|1836 |252
|-
|1841 |261
! 1793 !! 1800 !! 1806 !! 1821 !! 1831 !! 1836
|1846 |256
|-
|1851 |281
| 148 || 152 || 155 || 131 || 145 || 148
|1856 |252
|}
|1861 |240

|1866 |225
[[File:Population - Municipality code 64010.svg|frame|center|'''Population of Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast''']]
|1872 |211
|1876 |207
|1881 |228
|1886 |254
|1891 |226
|1896 |270
|1901 |249
|1906 |238
|1911 |238
|1921 |234
|1926 |249
|1931 |235
|1936 |240
|1946 |202
|1954 |179
|1962 |204
|1968 |219
|1975 |564
|1982 |531
|1990 |531
|1999 |559
|2007 |648
|2012 |656
|2017 |670
}}


==Economy==
==Economy==
Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast is classified by the INSEE as part of the urban area (''[[unité urbaine]]'') of [[Saint-Palais, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Saint-Palais]], and of the employment area of [[Oloron-Sainte-Marie]].<ref name=insee/>
Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast is classified by the INSEE<ref>[http://www.insee.fr/fr/insee_regions/aquitaine/zoom/zonage/affichecommune.asp?numdep=64&valcode=010&ESPACE=72 INSEE website - Notice on Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast]</ref> among the communes which are predominantly rural areas in the hilly agricultural region of the Basque Country. It is part of a favoured agricultural area known as "simple" (under rules of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs).


The registered office of the Lur Berri company, a large food cooperative group, is located in Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast.
The registered office of the Lur Berri company, a large food cooperative group, is located in Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast.
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According to the ''Map of the Seven Basque Provinces'' published in 1863 by Prince [[Louis-Lucien Bonaparte]], the dialect of Basque spoken in Aicirits-Camou-Suhast is eastern low Navarrese.
According to the ''Map of the Seven Basque Provinces'' published in 1863 by Prince [[Louis-Lucien Bonaparte]], the dialect of Basque spoken in Aicirits-Camou-Suhast is eastern low Navarrese.


The village has a cave at Camou (the ''grotto Oltzibarre'') closely linked to the Basque legend of Txahalgorri,<ref>Philippe Veyrin, ''The Basques'', Ed. Arthaud, 1975, ISBN 2700300386, page 233. {{Fr icon}}</ref> the young red bull.
The village has a cave at Camou (the ''grotto Oltzibarre'') closely linked to the Basque legend of Txahalgorri,<ref>Philippe Veyrin, ''The Basques'', Ed. Arthaud, 1975, {{ISBN|2700300386}}, page 233. {{in lang|fr}}</ref> the young red bull.


===Civil heritage===
===Civil heritage===
*The former '''Chateau of Camou''' (17th century).{{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00125253|PA00125253 The old Chateau of Camou}} {{Fr icon}}</ref> It contains collections of ancient tools and models of machines from plans of [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
*The former '''Chateau of Camou''' (17th century).{{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00125253|PA00125253 The old Chateau of Camou}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> It contains collections of ancient tools and models of machines from plans of [[Leonardo da Vinci]].


===Religious Heritage===
===Religious Heritage===
*The '''Church of Saint Martin'''(1841).{{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA64000679|IA64000679 Parish Church of Saint-Martin}} {{Fr icon}}</ref>
*The '''Church of Saint Martin'''(1841).{{Mérimée Icon}}<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA64000679|IA64000679 Parish Church of Saint-Martin}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>


==Notable People linked to the commune==
==Notable People linked to the commune==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department]]
*[[Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/18979 AIZIRITZE-GAMUE-ZOHAZTI in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] {{Es icon}}
*[http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/18979 AIZIRITZE-GAMUE-ZOHAZTI in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] {{in lang|es}}
*[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-1.0225,43.3378&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast on Géoportail], [[Institut géographique national|National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://www.lion1906.com/departements/pyrenees-atlantiques/aicirits-camou-suhast-.php Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast on Lion1906]
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/64120+A%C3%AFcirits-Camou-Suhast,+France/@43.3350972,-1.0214227,13248m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0xd56c4fb37f718e7:0x40665174813af00?hl=en Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast on Google Maps]
*[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-1.0225,43.3378&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast on Géoportail], [[Institut géographique national|National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{Fr icon}}
*[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.3378&lon=-1.0225&zoom=13 ''Aïcirits, Camou,'' and ''Suhast'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]
*[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.3378&lon=-1.0225&zoom=13 ''Aïcirits, Camou,'' and ''Suhast'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]
*[http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/tableau_local.asp?ref_id=POP&millesime=2010&typgeo=COM&codgeo=64010 Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast on the INSEE website] {{Fr icon}}
*[http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] {{Fr icon}}


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==Notes and references==

===Notes===
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===References===
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Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
Aiziritze-Gamue-Zohazti
Commune
Chateau of Camou
Chateau of Camou
Coat of arms of Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
Coat of arms
Location of Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
Map
Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast is located in France
Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
Coordinates: 43°20′16″N 1°01′21″W / 43.3378°N 1.0225°W / 43.3378; -1.0225
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonPays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
IntercommunalityPays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Chantal Erguy[1]
Area
1
9.60 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
687
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64010 /64120
Elevation26–155 m (85–509 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast (French pronunciation: [a.isiʁits kamu sy.ast]; Basque: Aiziritze-Gamue-Zohazti) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.[3]

The people of the commune are known as Aiziriztar.[4]

Geography

Location

The commune is part of the Mixe country in the French Basque Country of Lower Navarre. It is located immediately north of Saint-Palais. Highway D29 runs north from Saint-Palais through the entire commune from south to north and passing through the town. The D529 Highway runs east from the commune to its junction with Highway D134. Highway D933 enters the commune in the southeast and runs north along the eastern side of the commune to exit in the north.[5]

Hydrography

The commune is located in the Drainage basin of the Adour and is watered by the Bidouze, a tributary of the Adour, and it has its tributaries: the Joyeuse and the Eyherachar and Recalde streams.

Places and Hamlets

  • Aguerria
  • Ahano
  • Aïcirits
  • Aiherguy
  • Berhouet
  • Blazy
  • Bordaberry
  • Camou
  • Capou
  • Changartia
  • Chourry
  • Christy (2 place names)
  • Coutrenia
  • Elgartemix
  • Enauthardy
  • Errecaldia
  • Escutary
  • Esquilamborda
  • Etchart
  • Etchebestia
  • Etchecoin
  • Etchegorria
  • Eyhera
  • Eyherabidia
  • Goyhenetchia
  • Halsague
  • L'Hippodrome
  • Hourcadette
  • Ihitzague
  • Ilhardoy
  • Jauberria
  • Larrabure
  • Larramendy
  • Larrania
  • Larrartia
  • Longynia
  • Mandachainia
  • Mendiburia
  • Mocoroua
  • Oyhenart
  • Sagaspe
  • Salha[6]
  • Salle
  • Suhast
  • Tocoua
  • Tolospia
  • Ttarga (craft zone)

[7]

Climate

Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,216.7 mm (47.90 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.2 °C (70.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.5 °C (45.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast was 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) on 4 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.1 °C (13.8 °F) on 25 December 2001.

Climate data for Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1993−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2) 		29.1
(84.4) 		29.2
(84.6) 		32.5
(90.5) 		35.8
(96.4) 		39.4
(102.9) 		39.8
(103.6) 		40.6
(105.1) 		38.1
(100.6) 		34.5
(94.1) 		28.3
(82.9) 		25.1
(77.2) 		40.6
(105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		13.4
(56.1) 		16.6
(61.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		21.7
(71.1) 		24.9
(76.8) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.7
(80.1) 		24.1
(75.4) 		21.1
(70.0) 		15.2
(59.4) 		12.4
(54.3) 		19.4
(66.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		12.4
(54.3) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.4
(66.9) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.2
(70.2) 		18.3
(64.9) 		15.6
(60.1) 		10.3
(50.5) 		7.8
(46.0) 		14.1
(57.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7) 		3.0
(37.4) 		4.9
(40.8) 		6.9
(44.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		14.0
(57.2) 		15.7
(60.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		12.5
(54.5) 		10.1
(50.2) 		5.5
(41.9) 		3.2
(37.8) 		8.8
(47.8)
Record low °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5) 		−9.6
(14.7) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		0.6
(33.1) 		4.3
(39.7) 		8.2
(46.8) 		5.7
(42.3) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−10.1
(13.8) 		−10.1
(13.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 110.1
(4.33) 		98.1
(3.86) 		90.6
(3.57) 		116.4
(4.58) 		101.2
(3.98) 		71.0
(2.80) 		66.4
(2.61) 		73.8
(2.91) 		103.0
(4.06) 		109.8
(4.32) 		161.3
(6.35) 		115.0
(4.53) 		1,216.7
(47.90)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.9 11.1 10.0 13.0 13.1 8.8 8.1 8.9 10.3 10.5 12.8 12.2 131.7
Source: Météo France[8]

Toponymy

The commune's name in Basque is Aiziritze-Gamue-Zohazti.

For Aïcirits, Jean-Baptiste Orpustan proposed the Basque etymology aitz, meaning "high" and aratze, meaning "fern patch", giving "high fern patch" or "rocky fern patch".[9]

He also indicated that Suhast may come from zuhaztoi, meaning "plantation of trees".

The inhabitants of Camou are known as Gamuar and the inhabitants of Suhast are known as Zohaztiar.

The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.

Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description
Aïcirits Sanctus Martinus de Assiriz 1160 Orpustan Village
Ayxiritz 1316 Orpustan
Aysiriz 1350 Orpustan
Aychiritz 1413 Orpustan
Ayxeriis 1472 Raymond
3
 Notaries
Camou Sactus Petrus de Camono 1160 Orpustan Village
Camou-Mixe 13th century Raymond
39
 Bayonne
Camo 1304 Orpustan
Chamo 1309 Orpustan
Gamo 1350 Orpustan
Camo 1413 Orpustan
Camur 1472 Raymond
39
 Notaries
Camo en Micxe 1479 Raymond
39
 Ohix
Camo 1519 Raymond
39
 Navarre
Camu 1621 Raymond
39
 Biscay
Camon 1621 Ldh/EHESS/Cassini Biscay
Camou-Mixe 1863 Raymond
39
Suhast Sancta Maria de Suhast 1160 Orpustan Village
Suhast 1316 Orpustan
Suast 1350 Orpustan
Suhast 1413 Orpustan
Suast 1513 Raymond
164
 Pamplona
Salha Çalaha 1384 Raymond
153
 Duchesne Chateau and Fief, subject to the Kingdom of Navarre
La maison deu senhor de Salha en lo pays de Micxe 1547 Raymond
164
 Navarre
Uhart-Juson Uhart-Juson 1863 Raymond
170
 Fief, vassal of the Kingdom of Navarre

Sources:

Origins:

History

The commune Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast was formed in 1972 by the merger of the former communes Aïcirits and Camou-Mixe-Suhast. Between 1972 and 1984, this commune was referred to as Aïcirits.[3] The commune Camou-Mixe-Suhast was formed in 1842 by the merger of the communes Suhast and Camou-Mixe.[16]

Heraldry

Arms of Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
Arms of Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast
 The arms are made up of the three shields of

Aïcirits, Camou, and Suhast.

Blazon:
Argent, three inescutcheons posed 2 and 1. The first Azure with two keys of Or saltirewise to dexter an orb the same banded and crossed at chef argent charged with three crosses pattées of gules; the second of Azure a wolf passant in Or armed and langued in gules, bordure the same charged with eight crosses of St. Andrew of Or 2 at chief, 3 at dexter and 3 at sinister; the third Or with three oaks eradicated vert shaft Tenné



Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast [17]

From To Name Party
1995 2014 Guy Énéco CPNT
2014 2026 Chantal Erguy CPNT

Administrative Associations

The commune is linked to the following administrative bodies (non exhaustive list):

  • the catchment area of Saint-Palais
  • Local Agency for Employment (ALE) of Biarritz
  • the social welfare fund of Bayonne
  • the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bayonne Basque Country
  • the sanitation sector of Bayonne Saint-Palais-South-West-Landes
  • the subdivision of the Departmental Equipment management of Saint-Palais-Bidache

Judicial Districts

The town depends on the district court of Bayonne, the High Court of Bayonne and the Court of Appeal of Pau.

Inter-communality

The commune belongs to six inter-communal structures:[18]

  • the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
  • the AEP union for the Mixe country
  • the energy union of Pyrenees-Atlantiques;
  • the intercommunal union for regrouping of teaching "Ikas bidea"
  • the intercommunal union for the operation of the schools of Amikuze
  • the union to support Basque culture.

Population

Data before 1972 in the table and graph below refer to the old commune Aïcirits, before the merger with Camou-Mixe-Suhast.[19]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 206—    
1800 211+0.34%
1806 236+1.88%
1821 186−1.57%
1831 262+3.49%
1836 252−0.78%
1841 261+0.70%
1846 256−0.39%
1851 281+1.88%
1856 252−2.15%
1861 240−0.97%
1866 225−1.28%
1872 211−1.06%
1876 207−0.48%
1881 228+1.95%
1886 254+2.18%
1891 226−2.31%
1896 270+3.62%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 249−1.61%
1906 238−0.90%
1911 238+0.00%
1921 234−0.17%
1926 249+1.25%
1931 235−1.15%
1936 240+0.42%
1946 202−1.71%
1954 179−1.50%
1962 204+1.65%
1968 219+1.19%
1975 564+14.47%
1982 531−0.86%
1990 531+0.00%
1999 559+0.57%
2007 648+1.86%
2012 656+0.25%
2017 670+0.42%
Source: EHESS[19] and INSEE[20]

Economy

Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast is classified by the INSEE as part of the urban area (unité urbaine) of Saint-Palais, and of the employment area of Oloron-Sainte-Marie.[3]

The registered office of the Lur Berri company, a large food cooperative group, is located in Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast.

The town is part of the designated zone of Ossau-iraty.

It also hosts other companies in the agri-food sector as one of the first fifty two communes of the department:

  • Union agricultural coop feed livestock (feed manufacturing for farm animals);
  • Haraguy-Bayonne ham (industrial preparation of meat products);
  • LBO (food production for farm animals);
  • Lajournade SAS (industrial preparation of meat products).

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 Aicirits-Camou-Suhast is eastern low Navarrese.

The village has a cave at Camou (the grotto Oltzibarre) closely linked to the Basque legend of Txahalgorri,[21] the young red bull.

Civil heritage

  • The former Chateau of Camou (17th century).[22] It contains collections of ancient tools and models of machines from plans of Leonardo da Vinci.

Religious Heritage

  • The Church of Saint Martin(1841).[23]

Notable People linked to the commune

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Commune d'Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast (64010), INSEE
  4. ^ Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Ed. Archives and Culture, ISBN 978-2-35077-151-9, passage 12 (in French)
  5. ^ a b Google Maps
  6. ^ a b Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
  7. ^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
  8. ^ "Climate of Aïcirits 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, ISBN 2 86781 396 4 (in French)
  10. ^ Notaries of La Bastide-Villefranche in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  11. ^ Manuscript from the 14th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  12. ^ Contracts retained by Ohix, Notary of Soule, Manuscripts from the 15th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  13. ^ Titles of the Kingdom of Navarre in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  14. ^ Derecho de naturaleza que la merindad de San-Juan-del-pie-del-puerto, una de las seys de Navarra, tiene en Castilla, 1622 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Titles published by don José Yanguas y Miranda (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Camou-Mixe, EHESS (in French).
  17. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  18. ^ Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 22 October 2012 (in French)
  19. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast, EHESS (in French).
  20. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  21. ^ Philippe Veyrin, The Basques, Ed. Arthaud, 1975, ISBN 2700300386, page 233. (in French)
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00125253 The old Chateau of Camou (in French)
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000679 Parish Church of Saint-Martin (in French)
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