Guinarthe-Parenties

commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Guinarthe-Parenties is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département and the Aquitaine region in the southwestern part of France.

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Guinarthe-Parenties is located in France
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Guinarthe-Parenties is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Coordinates: 43°23′04″N 0°56′51″W / 43.3844444444°N 0.9475°W / 43.3844444444; -0.9475
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementOloron-Sainte-Marie
CantonSauveterre-de-Béarn
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Sauveterre-de-Béarn
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Vignau
Area
1
2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
231
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64251 /64390
Elevation44–79 m (144–259 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography change

The Saison river, which joins the gave d'Oloron,[1] crosses the commune's land.

Localities and Hamlets change

Bordering communes change

History change

Paul Raymond[2] said in 1385 that Guinarthe had 13 feux, Parenties had 9. They depended upon the Sauveterre bailiwick. There was an abbey in Parenties.

Guinarthe et Parenties joined on June 20 1842, and on May 16 1845.

Name change

Guinarthe was called [2] Guinarte (1385 [3]), Guinarta (around 1540 [3]), Sanctus Martinus de Guinarte (1612 [3]), Parenties-Guinarthe when it joined Parenties on June 20 1842 and Guinarthe-Parenties on May 16 1845.
Parenties existed [2] as Paranthies (1385[3]), Paranthias (around1540[3]) and Saint-Pierre de Paranties (1612 [3]).

The béarnais name is Guinarte-Parentias.

Demography change

Date of Population
1793 1800 1806 1820 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
137 99 142 - 154 142 141 304 328 278

1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
290 274 270 237 254 258 267 254 262

1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
248 228 236 215 203 204 210 185 171

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2004 2007 -
169 208 219 229 238 223 - 232 -
For the census of 1962 to 1999 the official population corresponds with the population without duplicates according to the INSEE.

Economy change

Mostly agricultural activities.

Monuments change

There are two churches in this commune: one is in Guinarthe, the other in Parenties.

References change

  1. "The Sandre tool about Guinarthe-Parenties". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques