| Hasparren | |
| Native Name: | Hazparne |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Hasparren (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Bayonne |
| Canton: | Baïgura et Mondarrain |
| Insee: | 64256 |
| Postal Code: | 64240 |
| Mayor: | Isabelle Pargade[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Pays Basque |
| Coordinates: | 43.3856°N -1.3036°W |
| Elevation M: | 89 |
| Elevation Min M: | 7 |
| Elevation Max M: | 610 |
| Area Km2: | 77.01 |
Hasparren (in French pronounced as /aspaʁɛ̃/; Basque: Hazparne) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. A resident of Hasparren is known as a 'Hazpandar'.
It's a commune fait partie of the Basque Province of Labourd.
The Côte Basque (Euskal Kostaldea), is 25 km to the west.
Hasparren is located on the route D 10, between La Bastide-Clairence and Cambo-les-Bains, at the crossroads with D 21, D 22 and D 23. It has got access to autoroute A 64, exit 4 near Briscous.
The rivers Ardanabia and Suhihandia (a tributary of the Aran), flow through the commune.
Eight settlements compose the Commune of Hasparren:[2]
It is attestested[3] with various words: Hesperenne (1247 in Cartulaire de Bayonne[4]) Santus Johannes de Ahesparren, Hesparren und Haesparren (the former two 1255 and 1288 in Chapitre de Bayonne[5]), Ahezparenne (1288, Rôles Gascons), Esparren (1310, Cartulaire de Bayonne) Aezparren, Hesperren, Hasparrem and Hesparrem (1348 both in Chapitre de Bayonne), Hasparn and Haspar (1686 and 1754, Collations du Diocèse de Bayonne), Hasparre (A map of the Basque Lands) and Hazparne (19th century).
The toponyme Hasparren derives from the ancient Ahaitz-barren(a) > Ahaizparren(a), a composition of the Basque root ahaitz that indicates a height and barren (the interior)[6] - and not form "Haritz barne" (Inner Oak) as the local tradition says.
The toponym Elizaberri appears with the from Éliçaberria (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque[3]).
The toponym Urcuray appears[3] with the form Saint-Joseph d'Urcuraye (1662, collations du diocèse de Bayonne[7]).
The toponym Celhay appears with the from Célay (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque).
The current Basque name is Hazparne.[8]