Arraute-Charritte


Arraute-Charritte is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arruetar.

Geography

Arraute-Charritte is located in the former province of Lower Navarre some 40 km east by south-east of Bayonne and 15 km north-west of Saint-Palais. Access to the commune is by the D11 road from Bidache in the north passing through the commune east of the village and continuing to Masparraute in the south. Access to the village is by the D246 from Orègue in the west passing the village then south-west to Masparraute. The D313 also passes down the western border of the commune from the D11 south of Bidache and joins the D246 west of the village. The D310 goes east from the D11 north of the village to Bergouey-Viellenave. There are forests in the north-east and north-west of the commune with a band of patchy forest through the centre. The rest of the commune is farmland.
There is a stop in the commune on bus route 870 from Tardets-Sorholus to Bayonne on the Interurban Network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
The Bidouze river forms the north-eastern border of the commune with the Ruisseau de Mandeheguy flowing into it there. Numerous other streams rise all over the commune and flow east to the Bidouze. The Ruiusseau de Bordaberry rises in the north of the commune and flows west to join the Apatharena which forms the western border of the commune and continues north to join the Lihoury. Numerous other streams rise in the commune and flow to the Apatharena.

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Toponymy

The commune name in basque is Arrueta-Sarrikota.
Jean-Baptiste Orpustan indicated that Charrite came from Sarri-ko-ta meaning "place of small bushes". However, there is no certainty of the origin of the name Arraute.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
ArrauteArraute1125Orpustan
79
Village
Sanctus petrus de arraute1160Orpustan
79
Arrauta13th centuryRaymond
11
Duchesne
Araute1350Orpustan
79
Arraute1413Orpustan
79
Arrauta1513Raymond
11
Pamplona
Arruela1621Raymond
11
Biscay
CharritteSanctus Joannes de Sarricte1160Orpustan
79
Village
Sarrite1316Orpustan
79
Ssarriette1381Orpustan
79
Sarrk oete1413Orpustan
79
Sarricoata1513Raymond
48
Pamplona
Charrite1750Cassini
Charrite1801Ldh/EHESS/CassiniBulletin des Lois
Le CoudLe Coud1863Raymond
53
Wood
ÉliçaïcineÉliçaïcine1863Raymond
58
Fief of the Kingdom of Navarre
ÉlicetcheÉlicetche1863Raymond
58
Fief of the Kingdom of Navarre
Chemin de l'ErmiteChemin de l'Ermite1863Raymond
59
IthorrondoYturrondo1621Raymond
84
BiscayFarm

Sources:
Origins:
The commune of Arraute and its village, Charritte-Mixe, were merged on 27 June 1842.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952001Robert GratienCEO
20012014Christian GuilleminDriver

Inter-communality

The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:
In 2009 the commune had 365 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.

Distribution of Age Groups

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Arraute-Charritte and Charente-Maritime Department in 2009
Arraute-CharritteArraute-CharrittePyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years12.918.017.415.2
15 to 29 Years13.410.917.515.4
30 to 44 Years25.218.620.119.0
45 to 59 Years23.319.121.320.8
60 to 74 Years18.319.715.116.2
75 to 89 Years6.912.08.111.9
90 Years+0.01.60.51.5

Sources:
The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zone designation of Ossau-iraty.

Budget and Taxation

The local economy is mainly based on agriculture:

Civil heritage

The village is typically Basque and has some Maisons à colombages.

Religious heritage

The Banks of the Bidouze are classified as a Natura 2000 site.

Education

, Masparraute, Orègue, Béguios, and Arraute-Charritte have created together an inter-communal educational grouping.