Viodos-Abense-de-Bas

Viodos-Abense-de-Bas (Basque: Bildoze-Onizepea) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Viodos-Abense-de-Bas Bidoze-Onizepea
Commune
Town hall and pelote court
Location of Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
Viodos-Abense-de-Bas Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
Coordinates: 43°14′30″N 0°52′48″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Montagne Basque
Intercommunality	CA Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Berçaïts[1]
Area ^1	13 km^2 (5 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	712
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64559 /64130
Elevation	110–420 m (360–1,380 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located in the former province of Soule.

The steeple of the church is a trinitarian one.

Hydrography

The lands of the commune are watered by the Season, which flows into the Gave of Oloron, and by its tributary, the brook Borlaas.

Places and hamlets

The municipality of Viodos-Abense-de-Bas consists of eight districts:[3]

Viodos

• Bürgüa;
• Ekhibegia;
• Errekalde (Errekaltea on the IGN maps);
• Harizbidea (Haiz Bidia on IGN maps);
• Ordokia (La Plaine in French);
• Zübüalde (Zübialdea on the IGN maps)

Abense-de-Bas

• Onizepea ( Abense-de-Bas in French);
• Plaxotalte

Teaching

The town has two schools: the public primary school Abense-de-Bas and the public primary school Bourg.[4]

Economy

The activity is mainly focused on agriculture (livestock and pasture).

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. http://www.soule-xiberoa.fr/fileadmin/Bibliodocs/Education_Jeunesse/Langue_basque/kartielen_izenak.pdf
4. "Présentation du recensement de la population | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 2018-12-06.

External links

• (in Spanish) BILDOZE-ONIZEPEA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)