Aincille (; ; )AINTZILLA, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Geography
Location The town is part of Cize Country in the former Basque province of Lower Navarre.
It is located some 50 km south-east of Bayonne and 5 km southeast of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
Access The commune can be accessed by the D401 road from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the northwest to the village. From the village the D118 road goes north to join the D18 highway.Google Maps
Hydrography Located in the drainage basin of the Adour, the northeastern border of the commune is marked by the Laurhibar river, which flows north to join the Nive north of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. A stream rises near the village and flows to the Laurhibar in the north-east. The Urtchipea rises in the south of the commune and flows northwest gathering many tributaries and joins the Nive de Beherobie at Saint-Michel. The Sassitako erreka rises southwest of the village and flows northwest joining the Laurhibar east of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
Localities and hamlets
Ahadoa Aïntzilsarria Bassaburua Bentaberria Berho Chiramberroa Esconda Etcheverrigaraya Gamaberria Goyhenetchéa Handiague Harchilo Jaureguia Oilloquy Pagola Sahaby Sotalda
Toponymy The commune name in basque is Aintzila meaning "hill of mud",Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Aintzila or Aintzil-Harrieta.Pierre Lhande, Dictionary basque-French, Éditions Beauchène, 1 April 1997,
Jean-Baptiste Orpustan wrote the name of the commune in the form Aïncille. He also indicated that in Basque the inhabitants are referred to as Aintzildar.
The following table details the origins of the commune name.
Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Aincille Aincibiu 1264 Mérimée Village Aincibiu 1309 Orpustan Ancivil 1291 Orpustan Ancivil 1292 Mérimée Ancil 1304 Mérimée Ancil 1344 Orpustan Ançill 1307 Mérimée Ançill 1307 Orpustan Ancibiu 1350 Mérimée Ancibiu 1350 Orpustan Aincile 18th century Raymond Intendance Ancille 1801 Cassini Bulletin des lois
Sources: Mérimée: Presentation of the Commune of Aincille on the Ministry of Culture website Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque ToponymyJean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 2006, Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 Cassini:
Origins: Intendance: Intendance of PauTitles of the intendance of Pau - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
History Part of Aincille territory next to the communes of Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan, Bustince-Iriberry, Çaro, Lecumberry, Mendive, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, and Saint-Michel, was taken on 11 June 1842 to form of the commune of Estérençuby. Article on Estérençuby in the Encyclopedia Auñamendi
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of AincilleList of Mayors of France From To Name 1995 2008 Jean Françaistéguy 2008 2026 Gilbert Oçafrain
Inter-communality The commune belongs to six intercommunal structures: the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque the AEP association of Ainhice the energy association for Pyrenees-Atlantiques the intercommunal association for the development and management of the slaughterhouse at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port the joint association for the watershed of the Nive the association to support Basque culture.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aintzildars.Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
Economy The town is part of the production area of Irouléguy AOC and the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.
Economic activity is mainly agricultural.
Aincille had long received saline (saline of Ugarré) since the 17th century and had the distinction of being a corporation with ownership of twenty-nine old houses of the townPhilippe Veyrin, The Basques, Arthaud, 1975, , page 23. and was reunited with the royal domain in 1683.
Culture and heritage
Languages According to the Map of the Seven Basque Provinces published in 1863 by Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte, the dialect of Basque spoken in Aincille is Eastern Low Navarrese.
Civil heritage
The commune has several sites that are registered as historical monuments: Houses and Farms (18th-19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Idiondoa Farmhouse (1617)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Ahadoberria Farmhouse (1768)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious Heritage
The commune has several religious sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Croix de Carrefour (Crossroads Cross) Wayside CrossMinistry of Culture, Mérimée A Cemetery Cross (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist (Middle Ages)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The church contains two items that are registered as historical objects: A Processional Cross (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Virgin and child (13th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Church Picture Gallery
Stained Glass
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
External links Aincille on the 1750 Cassini Map