Alos-Sibas-Abense (; ; )ALOZE-ZIBOZE-ONIZEGAINE, 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 Soule.
Geography Alos-Sibas-Abense is located some 90 km south-east of Bayonne and 80m km west of Lourdes. The D918 road runs down the eastern border of the commune, but does not enter. Access to the commune is on road D247 from Alcay-Alcabehety-Sunharette in the southwest which runs through the heart of the commune to the village. It then continues to the southeast linking with the D918 at Tardets-Sorholus. Most of the commune is farmland with some forest and it has a network of country roads covering most of the commune.Google Maps
Hydrography Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, the Saison river passes along and forms the eastern border of the commune parallel with the D918 road. The Aphoura stream (18 km), which is fed by the Ardounc, the Batasse (10.1 km), the Laritolle, the Jaga, and the Uthurrotche erreka, flows near the village and to the Saisson.
Places and hamlets
Abense Althondo Ansola Barnech Basterrèche Basterreix Belle-Sise Canderats Choy-Cantaguia Curutchet Domec Eskiéta Etchandy Eyhéra Hastoy Mendiondoa Mendisquer Ohix La Papeterie Péko Urupéa Quihillaborda La Salle Samalgagna Sibas Uhalte-Borde
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Toponymy The commune name in Basque is Aloze-Ziboze-Onizegaine.Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of Placenames - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture,
The Basque form of Sibas can be Ziboz(e) or Ziborotz(e).
Jean-Baptiste Orpustan suggested that Abense came from a Roman phonetic change to the Basque Oniz > onise > oénse > auénse > abense. The base of the name is the oronym ona, also present in Bayonne and Oneix. The modern Basque form (Onizegañia, Onizegañe or Omiz(e)) are equivalent to "Upper" (gain(e)a > gañia).
Brigitte Jobbé-Duval suggests that Oniz is the name of a noble Basque family.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Alos Alos 1327 Orpustan Village Alos 1338 Orpustan Alos 1375 Raymond Luntz Alos in terra de Soule 1405 Raymond Gascon roles Alos in terra de Sole 1405 Orpustan Alos 1690 Orpustan Alos 1750 Cassini Sibas Sivas 1178 Raymond Duchesne Village Sivas 1327 Orpustan Sent-Martin de Silvez 1520 Raymond Soule Sibas 1690 Orpustan Sivas 1690 Orpustan Sibas 1750 Cassini Abense Evense 1337 Orpustan Village Abense prope Tardetz 1385 Raymond Duchesne Avense pres tardets 1520 Orpustan prop Tardetz Avense 1690 Orpustan Abense de Haut 1750 Cassini Abense de Haut 1793 EHESS Abeuze 1801 EHESS Bulletin des lois Abense-de-Haut 1863 Raymond Domec Domec 1385 Raymond Duchesne Fief, depended on the Viscounts of Soule and its title counted as one of the ten potestats of Soule Mendisquer Menrisqueta 1385 Raymond Duchesne Fief, vassal of the Viscounts of Soule La Salle La Sale de Sibas 1455 Raymond Duchesne Fief, vassal of the Viscounts of Soule
Sources: Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque ToponymyJean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, p. 189-191, 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 Cassini: 1750 Cassini Map EHESS:
Origins: Luntz:Contracts retained by Luntz, Notary of Béarn, in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Soule: Customs of SouleCustoms of Soule in 1520, printed at Pau in 1760 Duchesne: Duchesne collection volume CXIVDuchesne Collection, volumes 99 to 114, containing the papers of Oihenart, former Imperial Librarian - Bibliothèque nationale de France
History Sibas merged with Alos on 23 October 1843 to form Alos-Sibas. On 16 April 1859, following the annexation of part of the territory of Abense-de-Haut, the commune took the name of Alos-Sibas-Abense.
On the same day the commune of Abense-de-Haut disappeared, its territory being divided between Alos-Sibas and Tardets.
Heraldry
Administration Lists of Successive Mayors of Alos-Sibas-AbenseList of Mayors of France
Until 1843 Alos From To Name Party Position 1796 1798 Alexis Carriquert 1798 1799 Pierre Queheille 1799 1824 Jean Bastereche 1824 1836 Jean d'Arthex 1836 1845 Arnaud Sallabert
Sibas From To Name Party Position 1795 1798 Jean Carrique 1798 1808 Philippe Etchart 1808 1813 Jean Harritchague 1813 1825 Jean Carrique 1825 1832 Jean-Pierre d'Arthez-Lassalle 1832 1845 Dominique Erbin called Etchecopar
Abense-de-Haut From To Name Party Position 1793 1795 André Etchart 1795 1806 Jean Althabegoity called Oliberou 1806 1810 Arnaud Irigonegaray 1810 1816 Jean-Baptiste Detchandy 1816 1824 Casimir Etchebarne 1824 1848 Jean-Baptiste Detchandy
Until 1859 Alos-Sibas From To Name Party Position 1845 1847 Arnaud Sallabert 1847 1859 Jules Basterreche
Abense-de-Haut From To Name Party Position 1848 1848 André Etchart 1848 1852 Jean Etchecopar dit Etchahoun 1852 1859 Laurent Maytie
After 1859 Alos-Sibas-Abense From To Name Party Position 1859 1871 Jules Basterreche 1871 1875 Arnaud André d'Arthez Lassale 1875 1881 Jules Basterreche 1881 1888 Pierre Arainty 1888 1896 Pierre Arrospidegaray 1896 1900 Jean-Pierre Mendicouague 1900 1904 Arnaud Ibar 1904 1912 Arnaud Cocosteguy 1912 1916 Bernard Larragneguy 1916 1918 Bernard Mondot 1918 1919 Bernard Larragneguy 1919 1929 Jean Iriart 1929 1939 Pierre Marmissole 1939 1940 Joseph Etchart 1940 1951 Pierre Marmissole 1951 1953 Bernard Aguer 1953 1971 Général Pierre Montjean 1971 1983 Pierre Luchillo 1983 2001 Pierre-Clémént Iratçabal 2001 2008 Anne-Marie Etcheberry 2008 2014 Jean-Pierre Iriart
Intercommunality The town is part of six intercommunal structures:, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 9 November 2011 the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque the union to support Basque culture SIVOM of the canton of Tardets the municipal association for the gaves of Oloron and Mauleon SIVU for Tourism in Haute-Soule and Barétous the AEP Union for Soule country
Demography The population data given in the table and graph below for 1836 and earlier refer to the former commune of Alos, and for 1841-1851 to the former commune of Alos-Sibas. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aloztar-Ziboztar-Oniztar.Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
Economy Economic activity is mainly focused on agriculture (livestock and pasture). The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zone of Ossau-iraty.
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage Etchandia House, formerly owned by the Etchandy family. La Salle d'Abense
Religious heritage The Church of Abense contains a Processional Cross (15th century) which is registered as an historical object.
Environmental heritage The common practices Controlled burnsAlos-Sibas-Abense for prevention of forest fires.
Facilities The town has an early childhood hub (Child care centre and a creche) and an Ikastola.
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
External links Alos-Sibas-Abense official website Alos-Sibas-Abense personal website Alos-Sibas-Abense on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Alos, Sibas, and Abens on the 1750 Cassini Map