Arraute-Charritte (; ; )ARRUETA-SARRIKOTA, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arruetar.Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, Euskaltzaindia - Academy of the Basque language

Geography Arraute-Charritte is located in the former province of Lower Navarre some 40 km east by south-east of Bayonne and 15 km north-west of Saint-Palais. Access to the commune is by the D11 road from Bidache in the north passing through the commune east of the village and continuing to Masparraute in the south. Access to the village is by the D246 from Orègue in the west passing the village then south-west to Masparraute. The D313 also passes down the western border of the commune from the D11 south of Bidache and joins the D246 west of the village. The D310 goes east from the D11 north of the village to Bergouey-Viellenave. There are forests in the north-east and north-west of the commune with a band of patchy forest through the centre. The rest of the commune is farmland.Google Maps

There is a stop in the commune on bus route 870 from Tardets-Sorholus to Bayonne on the Interurban Network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

The Bidouze river forms the north-eastern border of the commune with the Ruisseau de Mandeheguy flowing into it there. Numerous other streams rise all over the commune and flow east to the Bidouze. The Ruiusseau de Bordaberry rises in the north of the commune and flows west to join the Apatharena which forms the western border of the commune and continues north to join the Lihoury. Numerous other streams rise in the commune and flow to the Apatharena.

Places and Hamlets

Ameztoya Ansobieta Aphatepe Aphatiague Arraute Ascoundreguy Atchuquia Ayenia Baratchartia Barneto Beigtanborda Bellevue Bellereta Bentaberry Bertranteguia Biscaborda Biscagoitia Biscaya Bissargorry Bordaberry Bordakoborda Bousquets Camoussarria Charritte Charrittounia Chilocoa Costenenia Elhordoy Elizondokoborda Ermit Ermitaborda Etchari Etchebestia Etchemendikoborda Etchemendy Ithurrongarat Fitounia Galharreta Garatia Garaya Goihenech Grachigno Harria Héguia Iratchet Iriatia Iribarnia Jauregia Labenta Larralde-Borda Borde Larralde Larraldia (two places) Laxague (ruins) Mandio Mendiburia Manéchans (ruins) Millafranque Miquelet Olheguy Oquelargainia Othaburia Oxobia Oyhanburia Oyhenart Oyhenartia Patatouch Phagoa Borde dou Rey Saharcet Santacoits Sarrailh Sorhigarat Sorhigaratborda Souquirats Trouilh Urrutia

Géoportail, IGN

Toponymy The commune name in basque is Arrueta-Sarrikota.

Jean-Baptiste Orpustan indicated that Charrite came from Sarri-ko-(e)ta meaning "place of small bushes". However, there is no certainty of the origin of the name Arraute.

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

Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Arraute Arraute 1125 Orpustan Village Sanctus petrus de arraute 1160 Orpustan Arrauta 13th century Raymond Duchesne Araute 1350 Orpustan Arraute 1413 Orpustan Arrauta 1513 Raymond Pamplona Arruela 1621 Raymond Biscay Charritte Sanctus Joannes de Sarricte 1160 Orpustan Village Sarrite 1316 Orpustan Ssarriette 1381 Orpustan Sarrk oete 1413 Orpustan Sarricoata 1513 Raymond Pamplona Charrite 1750 Cassini Charrite 1801 Ldh/EHESS/Cassini Bulletin des Lois Le Coud Le Coud 1863 Raymond Wood Éliçaïcine Éliçaïcine 1863 Raymond Fief of the Kingdom of Navarre Élicetche Élicetche 1863 Raymond Fief of the Kingdom of Navarre Chemin de l'Ermite Chemin de l'Ermite 1863 Raymond Ithorrondo Yturrondo 1621 Raymond Biscay Farm

Sources: 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 Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque ToponymyJean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750Cassini Map 1750 – Charrite Ldh/EHESS/Cassini:

Origins: Duchesne: Duchesne collection volume CXIVDuchesne Collection, volumes 99 to 114, containing the papers of Oihenart, former Imperial Librarian - Bibliothèque nationale de France 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

History The commune of Arraute and its village, Charritte-Mixe, were merged on 27 June 1842.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name Party Position 1995 2001 Robert Gratien CEO 2001 2026 Christian Guillemin Driver

Inter-communality The commune is part of six inter-communal structures: the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque the AEP association of Pays de Mixe; the educational regrouping association of Amorots-Succos, Arraute-Charritte, Beguios, Masparraute, and Orègue; the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the inter-communal association for the functioning of schools in Amikuze; the association to support Basque culture.

Demography The population data given in the table and graph below include the former commune of Charritte, absorbed in 1842.

Economy The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone designation of Ossau-iraty.

Budget and Taxation Dwelling Tax: 9.04% (2003)Official website of the General Directorate of Taxation Property tax: 6.39% (built properties) Business Tax: 7.97%

The local economy is mainly based on agriculture: Agriculture: cereals (wheat, barley, corn); Viticulture; Livestock: cattle, sheep, pigs, geese, and ducks (foie gras); Forestry (oak); Heliciculture (snail farming).

Culture and Heritage

Civil heritage The village is typically Basque and has some Maisons à colombages (timbered houses).

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre in Arraute (19th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Funeral Chapel of Samacoitz is also part of the religious heritage.

Environmental heritage The Banks of the Bidouze are classified as a Natura 2000 site.The Bidouze on Natura 2000

Education Amorots-Succos, Masparraute, Orègue, Béguios, and Arraute-Charritte have created together an inter-communal educational grouping (R.P.I. AMOBAR.P.I. AMOBA website ).

See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

External links Arraute-Charritte on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Arraute and Charritte on the 1750 Cassini Map