Pettarra (Basque, /petjara/, from beheretar(ra)* 'lowlander', French: Basse-Soule) was the vernacular name for the area along the lower course of the Saison (French Basque Country), as opposed to the Basabürüa.[1]
It was also known as Barhoue.
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edit- ^ Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, Nouvelle toponymie basque, Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux, ISBN 2-86781-396-4.
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