Viodos-Abense-de-Bas

Coordinates: 43°14′30″N 0°52′48″W / 43.2417°N 0.88°W / 43.2417; -0.88
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Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
Bidoze-Onizepea
Town hall and pelote court
Town hall and pelote court
Location of Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
Map
Viodos-Abense-de-Bas is located in France
Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
Viodos-Abense-de-Bas is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
Coordinates: 43°14′30″N 0°52′48″W / 43.2417°N 0.88°W / 43.2417; -0.88
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementOloron-Sainte-Marie
CantonMontagne Basque
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Berçaïts[1]
Area
1
13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
748
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64559 /64130
Elevation110–420 m (360–1,380 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Viodos-Abense-de-Bas (French pronunciation: [vjɔdɔs abɛ̃s ba]; Basque: Bildoze-Onizepea;[3] Occitan: Biudòs-Avensa de Baish) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[4]

It is located in the former province of Soule.[3]

The steeple of the church is a trinitarian one.

Hydrography[edit]

The lands of the commune are watered by the Saison, which flows into the Gave d'Oloron, and by its tributary, the brook Borlaas.

Places and hamlets[edit]

The municipality of Viodos-Abense-de-Bas consists of eight districts:[5]

Viodos[edit]

  • Bürgüa;
  • Ekhibegia;
  • Errekalde (Errekaltea on the IGN maps);
  • Harizbidea (Haiz Bidia on IGN maps);
  • Ordokia (La Plaine in French);
  • Zübüalde (Zübialdea on the IGN maps)

Abense-de-Bas[edit]

  • Onizepea ( Abense-de-Bas in French);
  • Plaxotalte

Education[edit]

The town has two schools: the public primary school Abense-de-Bas and the public primary school Bourg.

Economy[edit]

The activity is mainly focused on agriculture (livestock and pasture).

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b BILDOZE-ONIZEPEA, Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2018-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)