Hasparren

Hasparren (French pronunciation: [aspaʁɛ̃]; Basque: Hazparne) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. A resident of Hasparren is known as a 'Hazpandar'.

Hasparren
Hazparne
The church of Saint Jean-Baptiste and surroundings
The church of Saint Jean-Baptiste and surroundings
Coat of arms of Hasparren
Location of Hasparren
Hasparren is located in France
Hasparren
Hasparren
Hasparren is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hasparren
Hasparren
Coordinates: 43°23′08″N 1°18′13″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonBaïgura et Mondarrain
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Isabelle Pargade[1]
Area
1
77.01 km2 (29.73 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
7,538
  Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64256 /64240
Elevation7–610 m (23–2,001 ft)
(avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Location

It's a commune fait partie of the Basque Province of Labourd.

The Côte Basque (Euskal Kostaldea), is 25 km to the west.

Access

Hasparren is located on the route D 10, between La Bastide-Clairence and Cambo-les-Bains, at the crossroads with D 21, D 22 and D 23. It has got access to autoroute A 64, exit 4 near Briscous.

Hydrography

The rivers Ardanabia[3] and Suhihandia (a tributary of the Aran),[4] flow through the commune.

Locations

Eight settlements compose the Commune of Hasparren:[5]

Toponymy

Ancient attestations

It is attestested[6] with various words: Hesperenne (1247 in Cartulaire de Bayonne[7]) Santus Johannes de Ahesparren, Hesparren und Haesparren (the former two 1255 and 1288 in Chapitre de Bayonne[8]), Ahezparenne (1288, Rôles Gascons), Esparren (1310, Cartulaire de Bayonne[7]) Aezparren, Hesperren, Hasparrem and Hesparrem (1348 both in Chapitre de Bayonne[8]), Hasparn and Haspar (1686 and 1754, Collations du Diocèse de Bayonne[9]), Hasparre (A map of the Basque Lands) and Hazparne (19th century).

Etymology

The toponyme Hasparren derives from the ancient Ahaitz-barren(a) > Ahaizparren(a), a composition of the Basque root ahaitz that indicates a height and barren (the interior)[10] - and not form "Haritz barne" (Inner Oak) as the local tradition says.

Other toponyms

The toponym Elizaberri appears with the from Éliçaberria (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque[6]).

The toponym Urcuray appears[6] with the form Saint-Joseph d'Urcuraye (1662, collations du diocèse de Bayonne[9]).

The toponym Celhay appears[6] with the from Célay (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque[6]).

Basque spelling

The current Basque name is Hazparne.[11]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,048    
1975 5,081+0.09%
1982 5,303+0.61%
1990 5,399+0.22%
1999 5,477+0.16%
2007 5,839+0.80%
2012 6,160+1.08%
2017 6,879+2.23%
Source: INSEE[12]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Ardanavy (Q83-0430)".
  4. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Suhihandia (Q8340500)".
  5. Généalogie et Histoire des Familles (1835). "Cadastre napoléonien Labourd / Hasparren". Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  6. Raymond, Paul (1863). Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées (in French). Imprimerie Impériale.
  7. Cartulaire de Bayonne ou Livre d'Or - Manuscrit du XIVe siècle.
  8. Chapitre de Bayonne - Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  9. Manuscrits du XVIIe et du XVIIIe siècles
  10. Jean-Baptiste., Orpustan (2006). Nouvelle toponymie basque : noms des pays, vallées, communes et hameaux historiques de Labourd, Basse-Navarre et Soule (Éd. entièrement rev. et corr ed.). Pessac: Presses universitaires de Bordeaux. ISBN 2867813964. OCLC 72757865.
  11. Euskaltzaindia - Academy of the Basque language
  12. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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