Arbouet-Sussaute


Arbouet-Sussaute is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arbotiar.

Geography

Arbouet-Sussaute is located in the former province of Lower Navarre some 30 km south-east of Peyrehorade and 5 km north-east of Saint-Palais. The D933 road from Saint-Palais in the south-west passes north through the western part of the commune and continues to Osserain-Rivareyte. Access to the village is by the D134 road from the D29 in the north passing south through the village and the commune and continuing south to join the D11 just west of Domezain-Berraute. The intercity bus network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques currently has a stop on its route 865 which goes from Saint-Palais to Orthez. There is also the hamlet of Sussaute to the south-east of the village. A disused line of railway passes from the north to the south-west through the commune.
Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, the commune is traversed 3 by tributaries of the Bidouze: the ''Ruisseau de Récalde and the Lauhirasse and its tributary the Berd.

Historical places and hamlets

The commune name in basque is Arboti-Zohota.
According to Jean-Baptiste Orpustan Arboti is the spelling preserved in basque but the meaning is uncertain. If it is from the Latin, the name may signify a wooded place. For Zohota he suggests a basque origin of zozoeta meaning "Place of blackbirds".
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
ArbouetArbet1119Orpustan
67
Village
Arbut1125Orpustan
67
Sanctus martinus de arbut1160Orpustan
67
Arbbet1268Orpustan
67
Arboet1316Orpustan
67
Arboet1350Orpustan
67
Arboet1413Orpustan
67
Arboet1472Raymond
9
Notaries
Arbuete1621Raymond
9
Biscay
Arbuet1621Raymond
9
Biscay
Arboüet1750Cassini
SussauteSansctus martinus de sosaute1160Orpustan
66
Village
Sosaute1219Orpustan
66
Sosaute1350Orpustan
66
Sosaute1384Raymond
165
Navarrenx
Sossaute1405Raymond
165
Navarrenx
Sossaute1413Orpustan
66
Susauta1513Raymond
165
Pamplona
Susaute1519Raymond
165
Mixe
Sußaute1750Cassini
Sussante1793Ldh/EHESS/Cassini
BeheityBéhéity1863Raymond
26
Hamlet
ÉlichetcheEliceche1621Raymond
58
BiscayFarm
EtcheverryEtcheverry1863Raymond
63
Fief falling under the Kingdom of Navarre
MauhouratMauhourat1863Raymond
110
BiscayHamlet
SallaberrySalaverri1621Raymond
153
BiscayFarm

Sources:
Origins:
The village of Sussaute was joined with Arbouet on 14 June 1842.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952001Jean-Marie Larroque
20012020Éric Narbais-Jauréguy

Inter-communality

The commune is part of six inter-communal structures:
In 1350 there were 11 fires in Sussaute.
The fiscal census of 1412–1413, made on the orders of Charles III of Navarre, compared with the census of men and weapons that are in this Kingdom of Navarre below the ports in 1551 reveals a demography with strong growth. The first indicated the presence in Arbouet of 12 fires, the second with 31. Similarly in Sussaute, the census of 1412-1413 had 7 fires while that of 1551 had 23.
The census of the population of Lower Navarre in 1695 counted 52 fires in Arbouet and 50 in Sussaute.
In 2009 the commune had 280 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

Economy

The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zone of Ossau-iraty.

Culture and Heritage

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist is registered as an historical monument.

Amenities

Education

The town has a kindergarten.

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