Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby
commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby (French pronunciation: [aʁu itɔʁɔts ɔlajbi]; Basque: Arüe-Ithorrotze-Olhaibi) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is located in the historic Basque province of Soule.
Geography
Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby is located in the former Basque province of Soule some 10 km east of Saint-Palais and 10 km south of Sauveterre-de-Béarn. Access to the commune is by the D11 road from Domezain-Berraute in the west passing through the west fork of the commune then Etcharry then the east fork and the village before continuing south-east to Charritte-de-Bas. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.
Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, the commune is traversed from south to north by the Lafoure (a tributary of the Saison) with its tributary the Hourquet and the Lauhirasse with its tributary the Thiancoenia erreka.
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Toponymy
The commune name in basque is Arüe-Ithorrotze-Olhaibi.
Jean-Baptiste Orpustan indicated that Ithorots possibly signified "source of cold water" and Olhaïby "the ford of the huts".
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Sources:
Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy on the page numbers indicated in the table.
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