Hasparren
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Hasparren (French pronunciation: [aspaʁɛ̃]; Basque: Hazparne) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. A resident of Hasparren is known as a 'Hazpandar'.
Hasparren
Hazparne | |
|---|---|
 The church of Saint Jean-Baptiste and surroundings | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hasparren | |
  Hasparren  Hasparren | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′08″N 1°18′13″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Baïgura et Mondarrain |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Pargade[1] |
Area 1 | 77.01 km2 (29.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,626 |
| • Density | 99.03/km2 (256.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64256 /64240 |
| Elevation | 7–610 m (23–2,001 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Location
It's a commune fait partie of the Basque Province of Labourd.
The Côte Basque (Euskal Kostaldea), is 25 km to the west.
Access
Hasparren is located on the route D 10, between La Bastide-Clairence and Cambo-les-Bains, at the crossroads with D 21, D 22 and D 23. It has got access to autoroute A 64, exit 4 near Briscous.
Hydrography
The rivers Ardanabia[3] and Suhihandia (a tributary of the Aran),[4] flow through the commune.
Locations
Eight settlements compose the Commune of Hasparren:[5]
- Labiri 43.38516°N 1.32767°W ;
- Elizaberri 43.39157°N 1.32372°W ;
- la Coste (la Côte sur les cartes IGN) 43.40488°N 1.28398°W ;
- Peña (Pegna sur les cartes IGN) 43.40544°N 1.30036°W ;
- Minhotz 43.38975°N 1.29184°W ;
- la Ville ;
- Urcuray 43.36747°N 1.35465°W ;
- Bas-Labiri et Zelhaia 43.36438°N 1.31385°W .
Toponymy
Ancient attestations
It is attestested[6] with various words: Hesperenne (1247 in Cartulaire de Bayonne[7]) Santus Johannes de Ahesparren, Hesparren und Haesparren (the former two 1255 and 1288 in Chapitre de Bayonne[8]), Ahezparenne (1288, Rôles Gascons), Esparren (1310, Cartulaire de Bayonne[7]) Aezparren, Hesperren, Hasparrem and Hesparrem (1348 both in Chapitre de Bayonne[8]), Hasparn and Haspar (1686 and 1754, Collations du Diocèse de Bayonne[9]), Hasparre (A map of the Basque Lands) and Hazparne (19th century).
Etymology
The toponyme Hasparren derives from the ancient Ahaitz-barren(a) > Ahaizparren(a), a composition of the Basque root ahaitz that indicates a height and barren (the interior)[10] - and not form "Haritz barne" (Inner Oak) as the local tradition says.
Other toponyms
The toponym Elizaberri appears with the from Éliçaberria (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque[6]).
The toponym Urcuray appears[6] with the form Saint-Joseph d'Urcuraye (1662, collations du diocèse de Bayonne[9]).
The toponym Celhay appears[6] with the from Célay (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque[6]).
Basque spelling
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,048 | — |
| 1975 | 5,081 | +0.09% |
| 1982 | 5,303 | +0.61% |
| 1990 | 5,399 | +0.22% |
| 1999 | 5,477 | +0.16% |
| 2007 | 5,839 | +0.80% |
| 2012 | 6,160 | +1.08% |
| 2017 | 6,879 | +2.23% |
| Source: INSEE[12] | ||
