Armendarits


Armendarits 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 Armendariztar.
House from 1775

Geography

Amendarits is located some 12 km south-west of Saint-Palais and some 8 km north-east of Irissarry and is in the former province of Lower Navarre. Access to the commune is by road D300 from Iholdy in the south to the village. The D8 going east from Iholdy also passes through the southern part of the commune. The D245 from Hélette in the west passes through the commune and the village and continues north to join the D14 just south-east of Méharin. There is also the D408 which links the village to the D8 road inside the commune. Apart from a few patches of forest the commune is entirely farmland.
Numerous streams rise in the commune: the Erreka Handia and its tributaries flows north past the village, the Iharte also flows north to the east of the village, and the Ossinako Erreka forms part of the south-western border as it flows south.

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The commune name in Basque is Armendaritze.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
ArmendaritsArmandarys1249Orpustan
113
Village
Armendariz1256Raymond
10
Bayonne
Sancta Maria de Armendaridz1256Raymond
10
Bayonne
Armendariz1264Orpustan
113
Armendarriz1292Orpustan
113
Armendaritz1366Orpustan
113
Armendaritz1413Orpustan
113
Armendaritz1428Raymond
10
Duchesne
Arbendaritz1529Raymond
10
Chapter
AguerréaAguerre1863Raymond
3
Fief, vassal of the Kingdom of Navarre
Curutzétako BordaLa Croix Boria1863Raymond
34
Place of pilgrimage
ÉlissetcheÉlissetche1863Raymond
58
Fief, vassal of the Kingdom of Navarre
EtchebarneEtchebarne1863Raymond
63
Place of pilgrimage

Sources:
Origins:
noted on page 10 of his 1863 dictionary that Armendarits was a former Barony, vassal of the Kingdom of Navarre.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19391964Bertrand Ilharreborde
19641986Juliette Richard
19861989Laurent Garat
19892020Lucien DelgueUMPPresident of the Community of Communes

Inter-communality

Armendarits is part of seven inter-communal structures:
In 2009 the commune had 381 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

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

Culture and Heritage

Civil Heritage

Several buildings and sites in the commune are registered as historical monuments:
;Other sites of interest

Religious Heritage

Facilities

Education

The commune has a primary school.

Notable people linked to the commune