Azkarate
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Traditional Farmhouse in Ascarat
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 43°10′17″N 1°15′14″W / 43.1714°N 1.2539°WCoordinates: 43°10′17″N 1°15′14″W / 43.1714°N 1.2539°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne | |
| Canton | Montagne Basque | |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque | |
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| • Mayor (1995–2020) | Jean-Michel Galant | |
| Area1 | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 312 | |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64066 /64220 | |
| Elevation | 120–446 m (394–1,463 ft) (avg. 161 m or 528 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Ascarat (Basque: Azkarate) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
The inhabitants are known as Azkaratear.
Ascarat is located in the former province of Lower Navarre in the Aldudes Valley immediately north-west of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Access to the commune is by the D918 road from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port which passes through the length of the commune on the eastern side and continues to Louhossoa. The D15 road goes north-west from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port through the southern part of the commune continuing to Irouléguy. Access to the village is by country roads - Garategana from the D15 and Learraa from the D918. There are substantial forests in the commune however about 70% of the land area is farmland.
The Nive river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Adour at Bayonne. Three streams flow into the Nive in the commune: the Nive d'Arnéguy, the Nive de Béhérobie, the Berroko erreka, and the Pagolako erreka.
The name Ascarat appears in the forms:
Jean-Baptiste Orpustan indicated that the name is composed of aitz ("rock") and garate ("high place"), giving "a height of rocks".
Chubitoa was a hamlet in Ascarat and Anhaux, mentioned in 1863
Jauréguy was a fief, vassal of the Kingdom of Navarre, cited in the 1863 dictionary as was Larragoyen.
The commune name in basque is Azkarate.
The parish was mentioned in 1256 and was "ravaged by soldiers" in 1396.
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