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Alos-Sibas-Abense (French pronunciation: [alɔs sibas abɛ̃s]; Basque: Aloze-Ziboze-Onizegaine) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
It is located in the former province of Soule.




Geography


Alos-Sibas-Abense is located some 90 km south-east of Bayonne and 80m km west of Lourdes. The D918 road runs down the eastern border of the commune, but does not enter. Access to the commune is on road D247 from Alcay-Alcabehety-Sunharette in the southwest which runs through the heart of the commune to the village. It then continues to the southeast linking with the D918 at Tardets-Sorholus. Most of the commune is farmland with some forest and it has a network of country roads covering most of the commune.




= Hydrography

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Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, the Saison river passes along and forms the eastern border of the commune parallel with the D918 road. The Aphoura stream (18 km), which is fed by the Ardounc, the Batasse (10.1 km), the Laritolle, the Jaga, and the Uthurrotche erreka, flows near the village and to the Saisson.




= Places and hamlets

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= Toponymy

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The commune name in Basque is Aloze-Ziboze-Onizegaine.
The Basque form of Sibas can be Ziboz(e) or Ziborotz(e).
Jean-Baptiste Orpustan suggested that Abense came from a Roman phonetic change to the Basque Oniz > onise > oénse > auénse > abense. The base of the name is the oronym ona, also present in Bayonne and Oneix. The modern Basque form (Onizegañia, Onizegañe or Omiz(e)) are equivalent to "Upper" (gain(e)a > gañia).
Brigitte Jobbé-Duval suggests that Oniz is the name of a noble Basque family.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.

Sources:

Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy
Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)
Cassini: 1750 Cassini Map (in French)
EHESS: Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abense, EHESS (in French).
Origins:

Luntz:
Soule: Customs of Soule
Duchesne: Duchesne collection volume CXIV





























History


Sibas merged with Alos on 23 October 1843 to form Alos-Sibas. On 16 April 1859, following the annexation of part of the territory of Abense-de-Haut, the commune took the name of Alos-Sibas-Abense.
On the same day the commune of Abense-de-Haut disappeared, its territory being divided between Alos-Sibas and Tardets.




= Heraldry

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Administration


Lists of Successive Mayors of Alos-Sibas-Abense




= Until 1843

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Alos

Sibas

Abense-de-Haut




= Until 1859

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Alos-Sibas

Abense-de-Haut




= After 1859

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Alos-Sibas-Abense




= Intercommunality

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The town is part of six intercommunal structures:

the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
the union to support Basque culture
SIVOM of the canton of Tardets
the municipal association for the gaves of Oloron and Mauleon
SIVU for Tourism in Haute-Soule and Barétous
the AEP Union for Soule country




Demography


The population data given in the table and graph below for 1836 and earlier refer to the former commune of Alos, and for 1841-1851 to the former commune of Alos-Sibas. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aloztar-Ziboztar-Oniztar.




Economy


Economic activity is mainly focused on agriculture (livestock and pasture). The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zone of Ossau-iraty.




Culture and heritage






= Civil heritage

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Etchandia House, formerly owned by the Etchandy family.
La Salle d'Abense




= Religious heritage

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The Church of Abense contains a Processional Cross (15th century) which is registered as an historical object.




= Environmental heritage

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The common practices Controlled burns for prevention of forest fires.




Facilities


The town has an early childhood hub (Child care centre and a creche) and an Ikastola.




See also


Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department




References






External links


Alos-Sibas-Abense official website (in French)
Alos-Sibas-Abense personal website (in French)
Alos-Sibas-Abense on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
Alos, Sibas, and Abens on the 1750 Cassini Map

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Pyrénées-Atlantiques
• Alos-Sibas-Abense
• Lagos, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
• Ossès
• Saint-Jean-de-Luz
• Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
• Assat
• Biarritz
• Mauléon-Licharre
• Çaro
• Soule