Espès-Undurein

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

Its name Basque is Ezpeize-Ündüreiñe .

Geography

Hydrography

The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Saison, which emerge in the Gave d' Oloron, and by its affluent, the brook Borlaas.

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

Charritte-with-Low in north
Charre in the North-East
Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby in the North-West
Arrast-Larrebieu in the east
Ainharp in south-west
Viodos-Abense-with-Low in the south

Toponymy

The toponym Espès appears in the forms Esperce (1375, contracts of Luntz), Winders (1472, notaries of Labastide-Villefranche).
The toponym Undurein appears in the forms Andurenh (1382, contracts of Luntz), Undurenh (1455, collection Duchesne volume CXIV).

History

Paul Raymond note which the lord of Espès was one of the ten potestats of Drunk and depended on the Vicomté of Drunk.
The commune of Undurein was linked with that of Espès on January 10th, 1842.

Administration

Intercommunality

Espès-Undurein belongs to six inter-commune structures:

the Community of communes of Drunk-Xiberoa
intercommunity association of the Valley
intercommunity association for the construction and the operation of THESE of Mauléon
trade union AEP of the Country of Drunk
trade union of cleansing of the Country of Drunk
departmental trade union of electrification.

Demography

Economy

The activity is primarily turned towards agriculture (breeding and pastures).

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Religious heritage

The church of Espès, registered with the historic buildings in 1925, has 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 Trinité.
Undurein also has a church.

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

The commune has an elementary school.

Personalities related to the commune

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