Saint-Esteben

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

Its name Basque is Donostiri ( Gift-Este-Hiri)

The name of inhabitant is Donostiritar .

Geography

Situation

The commune is located in the Vallée of Arberoue.

Access

Hydrography

The commune is crossed by the brook Arbéroue, affluent of the Lihoury, and by Garraldako Erreka, tributary of the Joyeuse.

Localities and hamlets

Argaina
Ibargarate
Ipargaineta
Iruite
Oihan xoko
Sorhaburu

Communes bordering

Isturits in north
Saint-Martin-in Arberoue in the North-East
Ayherre in the North-West
Hélette in the west
Armendarits in south-east
Iholdy in the south

Toponymy

The toponym Saint-Esteben appears in the forms San-Estevan de Arberoa (1321, titles of Camara de Comptos), Sant-Esteban (1513, titles of Pampelune) and Saint-Esteve of Arberoue (1703, visits of the diocese of Bayonne.

The toponym Sorhaburu appears in the form Soraburu (1621, Martin Biscay.

History

Administration

Intercommunality

Saint-Esteben belongs to seven inter-commune structures:

the Community of communes of the Country of Hasparren Hazparneko Lurraldea
SIVU Ikas Bide
Adour-Ursuia Trade union of noncollective cleansing
Trade union AEP of Arberoue
departmental Trade union of electrification
Intercommunity association for the realization of an old people's home in the valley of Arberoue
Trade union for the support for the Basque culture

Demography

2006: provisional population of INSEE.

Economy

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

located on the edge of the secondary road D14 dates from the XVIIe siècle.
The Saint-Etienne church dates from the XVIIe century.

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

Personalities related to the commune

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