Amorots-Succos (Basque: Amorotze-Zokhozü) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Amorots-Succos
Amorotze-Zokhozü | |
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 The Town Hall at Amorots | |
Location of Amorots-Succos  | |
  Amorots-Succos  Amorots-Succos | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′58″N 1°06′39″W / 43.3661°N 1.1108°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre |
| Intercommunality | Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Abbadie[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.20 km2 (5.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 230 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64019 /64120 |
| Elevation | 65–266 m (213–873 ft) (avg. 104 m or 341 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Amoroztar in Basque.[3][4]
Geography
editAmorots-Succos is located some 50 km east by south-east of Bayonne and 10 km north-west of Saint-Palais in the former Basque province of Lower Navarre. It can be accessed by the D123 road from Beguios in the east passing west through the village and the commune and continuing to La Bastide-Clairence. The D14 from Meharin to Garris also passes through the southern tip of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with no other villages or hamlets.[5]
Hydrography
editNumerous streams rise and flow through the commune including the Ruisseau d'Isaac Berds which forms part of the western border and flows to the Laharanne which eventually joins the Lihoury far to the north, the Jelesseko Erika forming the south-eastern border, the Ruisseau de Cherrits in the south, the Ruisseau d'Otherguy, and many other unnamed streams.[5]
Places and Hamlets
edit- Aguerréa
- Ameztoya (ruins)
- Amiasorhoa
- Ansobieta
- Apatia
- Apetchéko Borda
- Arangoïza
- Arangoïzgaraya
- Arrabichta
- Berdeko Borda
- Berhuéta
- Bertrahandy
- Bibens
- Bidamberrita
- Bidegain-de-Gain
- Bidegain-de-Pé
- Biscayluzia
- Bordaberria
- Cachantéguy
- Carricaburua
- Chastriaborda (ruins)
- Culuteguia
- Damassia
- Ehulondoa
- Errékaldéa
- Errékartéa
- Etchebérria
- Etcheverria
- Etorania
- Garatéa
- Garateko Borda
- Haranéa
- Ichobox
- Ichorotzia
- Idiartia
- Iratzéburia
- Isaac-Borda
- Jauberria
- Jelosséa
- Joanteguia
- Kakila
- Kurku
- Larraldéa (2 places)
- Larréa
- Lascouéta
- Laurenzenia
- Legarria
- Miscoria
- Olha
- Olhakoborda
- Olharanne
- Ospilatéa[6]
- Oxarania
- Pacharreta
- Padagoya
- Sarhia
- Sékailénia
- Sorhuéta
- Succos
- Tipulatéya
- Uhaldia
Toponymy
editBrigitte Jobbé-Duval proposed a forest origin for Amorots meaning "the land of oaks". Succos derives from the Basque zoko meaning "isolated country".[3]
The current spelling in Basque is Amorotze-Zokotze.[8] Pierre Lhande, in his Basque-French Dictionary,[9] indicated the spelling Sokueze for Succos.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amorots | Sanctus Vicentius de Maroz | 1160 | Orpustan | Village | ||
| Maroth | 1160 | Orpustan | ||||
| Morotz | 1160 | Orpustan | ||||
| Amoros | 1268 | Orpustan | ||||
| Amarotz | 1305 | Orpustan | ||||
| Amarotz | 1306 | Orpustan | ||||
| Amaroz | 1350 | Orpustan | ||||
| Amoroz | 1402 | Raymond | 5 |
Chapter | ||
| Amorotz | 1413 | Orpustan | ||||
| Amorotz | 1513 | Raymond | 5 |
Pamplona | ||
| Succos | Sanctus Martinus de Trussecalau | 1160 | Orpustan | Village | ||
| Sucox | 1268 | Orpustan | ||||
| Succos | 1304 | Orpustan | ||||
| Ssucos | 1350 | Orpustan | ||||
| Çucoz | 1413 | Orpustan | ||||
| Suquos | 1513 | Raymond | 164 |
Pamplona | ||
| Croix Goïty | Croix Goïty | 1863 | Raymond | 72 |
Shrine | |
| Croix d'Ichorox | Croix d'Ichorox | 1863 | Raymond | 81 |
Shrine | |
| Ospitaléa | Zabala y l’Ospital | 1513 | Raymond | 127 |
Pamplona | Farm with a small chapel nearby dependent on the Commandery of Irissary |
| L'Hopital d'Amorots | 1708 | Raymond | 127 |
Irissarry | ||
| Ospital | 1863 | Raymond | 127 |
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| Troussecaillau | Troussecaillau | 1863 | Raymond | 169 |
Fief, vassal of the Kingdom of Navarre |
Sources:
- Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy[10]
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[6]
Origins:
History
editThe village of Succos was united with Amorots on 16 August 1841.[6]
Administration
editList of Successive Mayors[14]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2026 | Arnaud Abbadie |
Inter-Communality
editThe commune belongs to six inter-communal associations:
- The Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
- the AEP Association of Mixe Country
- the Energy Association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- the inter-communal association for the operation of schools in Amikuze
- the Association to promote Basque culture
- the educational grouping association for Amorots-Succos, Arraute-Charritte, Béguios, Masparraute, and Orègue
Demography
editIn 1350 there were 5 fires at Amorots and 10 at Succos.[15]
The fiscal census of 1412-1413[16] carried out[17] on the orders of Charles III of Navarre compared to the census of 1551 of men and arms that are present in the Kingdom of Navarre on this side of the ports[18] revealed a population in high growth. The first census showed 4 fires at Amorots while the second showed 13 (12 + 1 secondary fire). The same at Succos: the first census showed 5 fires and the second 19 (16 + 3 secondary fires).
The census of the population of Lower Navarre in 1695[19] counted 40 fires at Amorots and 32 at Succos. The total at the 1758 census was 74 fires[20] at Amorots.
In 2017 the commune had 232 inhabitants.
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From 1793 to 1836 the population above was only for Amorots which was separate from Succos. The population for Succos for that period is shown below:
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1793 | 129 | — |
| 1800 | 118 | −1.27% |
| 1806 | 126 | +1.10% |
| 1821 | 125 | −0.05% |
| 1831 | 133 | +0.62% |
| 1836 | 144 | +1.60% |
| Source: EHESS[23] | ||
Economy
editThe commune forms part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.
Culture and Heritage
editLanguages
editAccording to the Map of the Seven Basque Provinces published in 1863 by Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte the dialect of Basque spoken in Amendeuix-Oneix is eastern low Navarrese.
Religious Heritage
editTwo religious sites in the commune are registered as historical monuments:
- The Church of Saint-Martin of Succos, Cemetery, and old Guardhouse (12th century),
[24] The cemetery wall serves as a fronton. - The Parish Church of Saint Luce (1880) [25] at Amorots.
Picture Gallery
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Facilities
edit- Education
- Amorots-Succos, Masparraute, Orègue, Béguios, and Arraute-Charritte are associated through an educational regrouping (R.P.I. AMOBA)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of placenames - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, ISBN 978-2-35077-151-9 (in French)
- ^ Toponymy of Amorotze-Zokotze (in French)
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ a b c Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
- ^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
- ^ Euskaltzaindia - Academy of the Bassque language (in Basque)
- ^ Pierre Lhande, Basque-French Dictionary, Labourdin, Lower Navarrese, and Souletin, Beauschène, Paris, 1926 (in French)
- ^ Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, ISBN 2 86781 396 4 (in French)
- ^ Chapter of Soule in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Titles published by don José Yanguas y Miranda (in Spanish)
- ^ Titles of the Commandry of Irissarry in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- ^ List of Mayors of France
- ^ Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, Collective work, Amikuze - the Mixe Country, Éditions Izpegi, 1992, ISBN 2 909262 05 7, p. 77 (in French)
- ^ Census cited by Manex Goyhenetche in his General History of Basque Country - Vol. 3, Elkarlanean, 2001, ISBN 2 9131 5634 7, p. 26 (in French). In the same work Manex Goyhenetche indicated on page 284 that there was an average of 5.5 people per fire.
- ^ Transcribed and published by Ricardo Cierbide, Censos de población de la Baja Navarra, Max Niemeyer Verlag, Tübingen, 1993
- ^ Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, E 575, transcribed by Louis Baratchart in The Friends of Old Navarre, January 1995, pages 44-54 (in French)
- ^ Bibliothèque nationale, 6956, Moreau Register 979, cited by Manex Goyhenetche in his General History of Basque Country - Vol. 3, Elkarlanean, 2001, ISBN 2 9131 5634 7, p. 299 (in French)
- ^ Census cited by Manex Goyhenetche in his General History of Basque Country - Vol. 3, Elkarlanean, 2001, ISBN 2 9131 5634 7, p. 282 (in French).
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Amorots-Succos, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Données Cassini: Succos, EHESS (in French)., EHESS
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00084550 Church of Saint-Martin of Succos, Cemetery, and old Guardhouse (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000682 Parish Church of Saint Luce (in French)
External links
edit- AMOROTZE-ZOKOTZE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Amorots-Succos on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Amorots and Succos on the 1750 Cassini Map
