Musculdy

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

Its name Basque is Muskildi .

Geography

Hydrography

The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Bidouze, which feed the Adour, and by its affluents, the Pagolla Uraitza (16,2 km), Ihityko Erreka and Chorizako erreka.
The Abarakia brook (and its affluent the Lachartia brook), which emerge further in the brook Arangorena (12,5 km), also crosses the commune.

Localities and hamlets

Erbize
Eiherregi

Communes bordering

Pagolle in north
Ordiarp in the east
Saint-Just-Ibarre in the west
Aussurucq in the south

Toponymy

The toponym Musculdy appears in the forms Feels-Ciprian Musquldi (about 1460, contracts of Ohix) and Musquildi (1520, Drunk habit of ).

History

Musculdy was in 1385 the place of reconciliation of the lords of Gramont and Luxe (Pays of Mixes), obtained by the king de Navarre Charles II known as the Bad . A vault was built to officialize peace between the two parties

Administration

Intercommunality

Musculdy belongs to seven inter-commune structures:

the Community of communes of Drunk-Xiberoa
trade union for the support for the Basque culture
intercommunity association of transport of Musculdy - Ordiarp
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 turned primarily towards agriculture (breeding and pastures).

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Religious heritage

The Saint-Anthony vault, built by Charles II of Navarre in 1385, was altered at the XIXe century.

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

The commune has an elementary school.

Personalities related to the commune

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