Lower Navarre ( Basque. Nafarroa Beherea or Baxenabarre , fr. Basse-Navarre , Gask. Baisha Navarra or Bassa Navarra , Spanish. Baja Navarra ) is a historical region in the south-west of France , in the territory of the modern department of the Atlantic Pyrenees . One of the seven historic Basque lands , is part of the French Basque Country . The capital is Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port , the largest settlements are Saint-Palais and Saint-Etienne-de-Baigorry .
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Lower Navarre in France
Lower Navarre on the Basque Country map
History
Geography
Administrative division
In Nizhny Navarre there are six historical zones [1] :
- Agaramont (Basque. Agaramont , French. Gramont ): the communes of Arancu , Bergué-Vielnav , Bidas , Kame , Sam ;
- Amicus (Basque Amikuze, French pays d'Amikuze..): Commune Aisirits-Kama-Syuast , Amendeuix-Oneix , amorots-succos , Arberats-Siyeg , Arbuet-Syusot , Arrot-Sharritt , Begios , Béhasque-Lapiste , Bury sur -Juayoiz , Gabat , Harris , Iyar , Labetz-Biske , Larribar-Sorapuryu , Lux-Sømberroth , Masparrot , Oreg , Orsanko , Saint-Pale , Ewart-Mix ;
- Arberoa (Basque Arberoa , French Arberoue ): the communes of Armandarits , Ayer , Elette , Yoldi , Irisarri , Isturists , La Bastide- Clerans , Mearen , Saint-Esteben , Saint-Martin-d'Arberoux ;
- Baigorri-Ortsaytse (Basque. Baigorri-Ortzaitze , Franz. Baïgorry-Ossès ):
- Beigorri valley: the communes of Aldüd , Ano , Askarat , Bank , Irulegi , Las , Saint-Etienne-de-Baigorri , Yurepel ;
- the valley of Orzaytse: the communes of Bidarre , Hosos , Saint-Martin-d'Arros ;
- Garasi (Basque. Garazi , French Cize ): communes of Aaks-Alciet-Bascasan , Ensch , Enis-Mongelos , Arneghee , Beorlegi , Bussunarits-Sarrasket , Bustens-Iriberri , Saro , Esteransyubi , Hamart , Ispur , ZH , ZH , Sze , Estour , Z. Mandive , Saint-Jean-le-Vieux , Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port , Saint-Michel , Sueschen , Euart-Cize ;
- Ostibarre (Basque. Oztibarre , French Ostabarret ): the communes of Arancius , Bynus , Osta , Ibarrol , Jouxus , Larsevo-Arros-Sibits , Ostabat-Asm , Pagol , Saint-Just-Ibar .
At present, the communes located in the territory of Lower Navarre are part of the cantons of Pays de Bidas, Amikuz and Ostibar , Montagne-Basque and Niv-Adour , which belong to Bayonne district .
Culture
Notes
- ↑ Euskaltzaindia. Euskal Herriko leku izenak Neopr .