Aussurucq

Aussurucq is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.

Its name Basque is Altzürükü .

Geography

Hydrography

The commune is crossed by the Bidouze, affluent of the Adour, by the Laurhibar, affluent of the Nive, like by the brooks Arangorena and Apouhoura, and by the affluent of this last, the brook of Azaléguy, which are thrown in the Saison.

Localities and hamlets

Elnazu
Ahusquy ( Ahüzki ): Considered for the éponyme source.

Communes bordering

Musculdy and Ordiarp in north
Idaux-Mendy in the North-East
Saint-Just-Ibarre in the North-West
Camou-Cihigue and Ossas-Suhare in the east
Béhorléguy in the west
Mendive in south-west
Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette in the south.

Toponymy

The toponym Aussurucq appears in the forms Aussuruc (1455, collection Duchesne volume CXIV), Ausseruc (1412, notaries of Navarrenx), and in the titles of Bayonne: Ausuruc (1454), Feel-Martin d' Auçuruc (1471) and Auserucus (1471).

History

One called messagerie" of Arbailles the central part of the Drunk , between Basabürü and Pettarra (area of Sauguis-Saint-Etienne, Aussurucq and Barcus).

Administration

Intercommunality

Aussurucq belongs to 6 inter-commune structures:

the Community of communes of Drunk-Xiberoa
trade union for the support for the Basque culture
teaching trade union of regrouping of Menditte - Idaux-Mendy
intercommunity association for the construction and the operation of THESE of Mauléon
trade union of cleansing of the Countries of Drunk
departmental trade union of electrification.

Demography

The figure of population of 2006 is a provisional population of INSEE.

Demography

Economy

The activity is primarily centered on agriculture (breeding and pastures).

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

The castle of Ruthie, whose origins go back to XIe century, altered in XVe, XVIIe and XVIIIe centuries, and registered with the historic buildings on April 30th, 1925, is set up on the territory of the commune.

Religious heritage

The commune has a church having a wall-belfry known as " trinitaire" or souletin i.e. the peak of the wall, bored bays where the bells tinkle, are completed there by three large points about equal height, appearing the Trinity.

Environmental inheritance

One of the patrimonial richnesses of the common skirt of Aussurucq is consisted its Sous-sol. Indeed, a great part if not the totality of the territory of the commune extends in ic medium Karst.

This medium is characterized in particular by the presence of Cavité S natural of complex forms which all discovered nor are not a fortiori explored yet to date.

The speleologists of the department and besides undertook exploration, the description and the publication of this inheritance, in the respect of the environment and of the local populations.

One of the most beautiful cavities of this commune is the Nébélé] , which is the subject of regular work and explorations since 1972.

Equipment

The commune has an elementary school (Garaibie).

Personalities related to the commune

Pierre de Charritte de Ruthie, born with Aussurucq, chaplain of François Ier.

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