Hasparren

Hasparren (French pronunciation: [aspaʁɛ̃]; Basque: Hazparne) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. A resident of Hasparren is known as a 'Hazpandar'.

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Hasparren Hazparne
Commune
The church of Saint Jean-Baptiste and surroundings
Coat of arms
Location of Hasparren
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Coordinates: 43°23′08″N 1°18′13″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Baïgura et Mondarrain
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Pargade^[1]
Area ¹	77.01 km² (29.73 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	7,615
• Density	99/km² (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64256 /64240
Elevation	7–610 m (23–2,001 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Location

It's a commune fait partie of the Basque Province of Labourd.

The Côte Basque (Euskal Kostaldea), is 25 km to the west.

Access

Hasparren is located on the route D 10, between La Bastide-Clairence and Cambo-les-Bains, at the crossroads with D 21, D 22 and D 23. It has got access to autoroute A 64, exit 4 near Briscous.

Hydrography

The rivers Ardanabia^[3] and Suhihandia (a tributary of the Aran),^[4] flow through the commune.

Locations

Eight settlements compose the Commune of Hasparren:^[5]

Labiri 43.38516°N 1.32767°W / 43.38516; -1.32767 ;
Elizaberri 43.39157°N 1.32372°W / 43.39157; -1.32372 ;
la Coste (la Côte sur les cartes IGN) 43.40488°N 1.28398°W / 43.40488; -1.28398 ;
Peña (Pegna sur les cartes IGN) 43.40544°N 1.30036°W / 43.40544; -1.30036 ;
Minhotz 43.38975°N 1.29184°W / 43.38975; -1.29184 ;
la Ville ;
Urcuray 43.36747°N 1.35465°W / 43.36747; -1.35465 ;
Bas-Labiri et Zelhaia 43.36438°N 1.31385°W / 43.36438; -1.31385 .

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Toponymy

Ancient attestations

It is attestested^[6] with various words: Hesperenne (1247 in Cartulaire de Bayonne^[7]) Santus Johannes de Ahesparren, Hesparren und Haesparren (the former two 1255 and 1288 in Chapitre de Bayonne^[8]), Ahezparenne (1288, Rôles Gascons), Esparren (1310, Cartulaire de Bayonne^[7]) Aezparren, Hesperren, Hasparrem and Hesparrem (1348 both in Chapitre de Bayonne^[8]), Hasparn and Haspar (1686 and 1754, Collations du Diocèse de Bayonne^[9]), Hasparre (A map of the Basque Lands) and Hazparne (19th century).

Etymology

The toponyme Hasparren derives from the ancient Ahaitz-barren(a) > Ahaizparren(a), a composition of the Basque root ahaitz that indicates a height and barren (the interior)^[10] - and not form "Haritz barne" (Inner Oak) as the local tradition says.

Other toponyms

The toponym Elizaberri appears with the from Éliçaberria (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque^[6]).

The toponym Urcuray appears^[6] with the form Saint-Joseph d'Urcuraye (1662, collations du diocèse de Bayonne^[9]).

The toponym Celhay appears^[6] with the from Célay (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque^[6]).

Basque spelling

The current Basque name is Hazparne.^[11]

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Population

More information Year, Pop. ...

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,048	—
1975	5,081	+0.09%
1982	5,303	+0.61%
1990	5,399	+0.22%
1999	5,477	+0.16%
2007	5,839	+0.80%
2012	6,160	+1.08%
2017	6,879	+2.23%
Source: INSEE^[12]