Ainhice-Mongelos (; )Ainhize-Monjolose, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre.

Geography

Location The town is part of the country Basque province of Cize of Lower Navarre. It is located in the Pyrenees mountains some 40 km in a direct line southeast of Bayonne and about 15 km northeast of the Spanish border. The commune is mostly farmland with scattered small forests.

Access Access to Ainhice-Mongelos is via the Highway D933 (old highway 133) which runs northeast from Saint-Jean-le-Vieux which runs from southwest to northeast along the eastern side of the commune through the village of Mongelos continues northeast, ending near Saint Palais. Just south of the commune at Lacarre, the Highway D422 branches from the D933 to the northwest and passes through the western side of the commune, ending at Lopeenia just to the west of the commune. No other highways enter the commune. The village of Anhice-Mongelos can be reached by a country road from the D933 at Mongelos or by any of the many country roads which cover the commune.Google Maps

Hydrography In the Drainage basin of the Adour, the commune is traversed by a tributary of the Nive, the Lakako erreka (which originates in Ainhice-Mongelos) and, a tributary of the Laurhibar, the Arzubiko erreka and by tributaries of the latter, the Bassaguibeléko erreka and the Idiondoa brook. The Artikaitéko erreka which flows into Bidouze also passes through the commune.

Localities and hamlets

Achurdé Ainhice Artikite Azeria Barnetchéa (Barnetxea) Bertéretchia Bidartéa Bidégaïnéa Caracoitchia Chilténéa Elizetchékoborda Erdoïs Etcheberria Erdoïsia Erretoraenia Etcheberritoa Etchéparéa Gohanetxea Harraldéa Harrispéa Héguilondoa Idiartekoborda Ihitsia Irazabalea Irumia Ithurraldéa Kousketikoborda Larraldéa Martiréma Mongelos Munhoa Officialdéya Orkaïtzéa Sallaberria

Toponymy The name of the commune in Basque is Ainhize-Monjolose. According to Jean-Baptiste Orpustan the origin of the name Ainhice remains unknown. According to Brigitte Jobbé-Duval Mongelos is a Gascon name meaning Mont Jaloux (Mount Jealous).

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

Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Angelos Anƒiz 1135 Orpustan Village Aniça 1264 Mérimée Aniça 1309 Orpustan Anhice 1304 Mérimée Anhice 1307 Orpustan Aniça 1350 Mérimée Anhice 1366 Mérimée Anhice 1413 Orpustan Ainza 1513 Raymond Pamplona Añiza 1621 Raymond Biscay Aniça 1621 Raymond Biscay Aynice 1621 Raymond Biscay Ainhisse 1665 Raymond Navarre Ainza 1513 Raymond Pamplona Mongelos Mongelos 1249 Mérimée Village Mongelos 1264 Orpustan Mongelos 1309 Orpustan Mongelos 1413 Orpustan Mont gelos 1292 Mérimée Montis gelosi 1304 Mérimée Mont gelos 1307 Orpustan Monjelos 1321 Raymond Camara Mont gelos 1350 Orpustan Mongelos en Cize 1477 Raymond Ohix Saint-Jean de Mongelos 1703 Raymond Ohix Achurdé Achurdé 1863 Raymond A mountain pass between Lantabat and Ainhice-Mongelos Elizaldea Eliçalde 1412 Mérimée List of fires in the Kingdom of Navarre Elizetchékoborda Élissetche 1863 Raymond Fief, vassal of the Kingdom of Navarre Erdoïs Erdoïs 1863 Raymond Fief, vassal of the Kingdom of Navarre. Raymond also mentions that there was a Prebendary of the name "founded in the church of Ainhice". Fleur-de-Lys Flor-de-Lis 1621 Raymond Biscay Fief, vassal of the Kingdom of Navarre

Sources: Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque ToponymyJean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, Mérimée: Presentation of Ainhice-Mongelos on the Ministry of Culture database.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011

Origins: Pamplona: Titles of PamplonaTitles published by don José Yanguas y Miranda Biscay: Martin BiscayDerecho de naturaleza que la merindad de San-Juan-del-pie-del-puerto, una de las seys de Navarra, tiene en Castilla, 1622 Navarre: Regulations of the States of NavarreCollection of manuscripts of 11 volumes of deliberations (1606 to 1789) – Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Camara: Titles of the Camara de ComptosTitles published by don José Yanguas y Miranda – Diccionario de Antiguedades del reino de Navarra, 1840, Pamplona Ohix: Contracts of OhixContracts retained by Ohix, Notary of Soule – Manuscript of the 15th century – Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Bayonne: Visitations of the Diocese of BayonneManuscript from the 18th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques

History The medieval village of Mongelos was established in 1240 as subject to the King of Navarre. Formerly subject to Ainhice, they were reunited on 16 August 1841.

Administration

List of successive mayors of Anhice-MongelosList of Mayors of France

From To Name 1995 2004 Guillaume Eyharts 2004 2026 Jean-Pierre Irigoin

Inter-communality The commune belongs to seven inter-communal organisations: the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque the AEP union of Ainhice the energy union of Pyrenees-Atlantiques the school union for RPI Ainhice-Gamarthe-Lacarre the inter-communal association for the development and management of the abattoir at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port the joint association for the watershed of the Nive the union to support Basque culture.

Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ainhiztars or Monjolostars.Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names – Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Editor Archives et Culture, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr

Economy Economic activity is mainly agricultural. The town is part of the zone of appellation of Ossau-iraty.

Euskal Herriko Laborantza Ganbara or the "Chamber of Agriculture for the Basque Country" is an association under the law of 1901 founded on 15 January 2005 and is headquartered in Ainhice-Mongelos.

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 Ainhice-Mongelos is eastern low Navarrese.

Civil heritage Several houses and farms are registered as historical monuments. These are: Houses and Farms (18th & 19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Barnetxea Farm (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Elizaldea Farm (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Etxeparea Farm (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Irazabalea Farm (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Religious heritage

Church of the Assumption (14th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Facilities The town has a kindergarten.

See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

External links

Ainhice on the 1750 Cassini Map