Hasparren
Hazparne | |
|---|---|
 The church of Saint Jean-Baptiste and surroundings | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hasparren | |
Hasparren Hasparren | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′08″N 1°18′13″W / 43.3856°N 1.3036°W / 43.3856; -1.3036 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Baïgura et Mondarrain |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Pargade1 |
Area 1 | 77.01 km2 (29.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 7,626 |
| • Density | 99.03/km2 (256.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64256 /64240 |
| Elevation | 7–610 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. | |
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'.
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 Ardanabia3 and Suhihandia (a tributary of the Aran),4 flow through the commune.
Locations
Eight settlements compose the Commune of Hasparren:5
- Labiri 43°23′07″N 1°19′40″W / 43.38516°N 1.32767°W / 43.38516; -1.32767 ;
- Elizaberri 43°23′30″N 1°19′25″W / 43.39157°N 1.32372°W / 43.39157; -1.32372 ;
- la Coste (la Côte sur les cartes IGN) 43°24′18″N 1°17′02″W / 43.40488°N 1.28398°W / 43.40488; -1.28398 ;
- Peña (Pegna sur les cartes IGN) 43°24′20″N 1°18′01″W / 43.40544°N 1.30036°W / 43.40544; -1.30036 ;
- Minhotz 43°23′23″N 1°17′31″W / 43.38975°N 1.29184°W / 43.38975; -1.29184 ;
- la Ville ;
- Urcuray 43°22′03″N 1°21′17″W / 43.36747°N 1.35465°W / 43.36747; -1.35465 ;
- Bas-Labiri et Zelhaia 43°21′52″N 1°18′50″W / 43.36438°N 1.31385°W / 43.36438; -1.31385 .
Toponymy
Ancient attestations
It is attestested6 with various words: Hesperenne (1247 in Cartulaire de Bayonne7) Santus Johannes de Ahesparren, Hesparren und Haesparren (the former two 1255 and 1288 in Chapitre de Bayonne8), Ahezparenne (1288, Rôles Gascons), Esparren (1310, Cartulaire de Bayonne7) Aezparren, Hesperren, Hasparrem and Hesparrem (1348 both in Chapitre de Bayonne8), Hasparn and Haspar (1686 and 1754, Collations du Diocèse de Bayonne9), 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 basque6).
The toponym Urcuray appears6 with the form Saint-Joseph d'Urcuraye (1662, collations du diocèse de Bayonne9).
The toponym Celhay appears6 with the from Célay (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque6).
Basque spelling
The current Basque name is Hazparne.11
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 7,626 | +1.73% |
| Source: INSEE12 | ||
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Ardanavy (Q83-0430)".
- Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Suhihandia (Q8340500)".
- Généalogie et Histoire des Familles (1835). "Cadastre napoléonien Labourd / Hasparren". Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- Raymond, Paul (1863). Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées (in French). Imprimerie Impériale.
- Cartulaire de Bayonne ou Livre d'Or - Manuscrit du XIVe siècle.
- Chapitre de Bayonne - Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Manuscrits du XVIIe et du XVIIIe siècles
- 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.
- Euskaltzaindia - Academy of the Basque language
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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