Alos-Sibas-Abense
Alos-Sibas-Abense 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.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aloztar-Ziboztar-Oniztar
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.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, which is fed by the Ardounc, the Batasse, the Laritolle, the Jaga, and the Uthurrotche erreka, flows near the village and to the Saisson.Places and hamletshttp://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.8747,43.12&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Géoportail, IGN">Institut géographique national">IGN
- 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
Toponymy
The Basque form of Sibas can be Ziboz or Ziborotz.
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 are equivalent to "Upper".
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,
- Raymond: , 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table.
- Cassini:
- EHESS:
- Luntz:
- Soule: Customs of Soule
- Duchesne: Duchesne collection volume CXIV
History
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-AbenseUntil 1843
;AlosFrom | 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-SibasFrom | 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-AbenseFrom | 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:- the community of communes of Soule-Xiberoa
- 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
Economy
Economic activity is mainly focused on agriculture. 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