See also: Uhart, Cize

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

Its Basque name is Uharte-Garazi . Uharte comes from ur arte , i.e. étymologiquement " between the eaux". Indeed, it is with Uhart-Cize that meet three rivers: Nive (Errobi) of Beherobie, Nive d' Arneguy and Laurhibar, with the place known as Irureta or " Three eaux".

Its inhabitants is called Uhartiar.

Geography

The common one belongs to the Pays of Cize.

Localities and variations

• Zihe

• Gezaine
• Eskanda
• Pentxeto
• Kataritze

Communes bordering

• Ascarat and Ispoure in north

• Wearies in the west
• Arnéguy in the south
• Saint-Michel and Saint-Jean-Foot-of-Port in the east.

History

Administration

Demography

Culture and inheritance

Religious heritage

Gothic church Notre-Dame of the Assumption.

Civil inheritance

The commune adheres to the Mixed trade-union of the contract of river of Nives.

Famous characters

• Juan Huarte de San Juan: doctor.
• Jean Ybarnegaray: former minister, deputy of the Low-Pyrenees, former mayor, president-founder of the French federation of Ball Basque.

Twinnings

Uhart-cize is twinned with communes which have the same d'" root; ur arte". They are the common Navarreses of Huarte, close to Pampelune, and Huarte-Arakil, as of the common low-Navarrese of Uhart-Mixes (Uharte-Hiri), close to Saint-Palate.

Related articles

Common of the Yrénées-Atlantiques

External bonds

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