Viodos-Abense-de-Bas explained

Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
Native Name:	Bidoze-Onizepea
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton:	Montagne Basque
Insee:	64559
Postal Code:	64130
Mayor:	Christian Berçaïts^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Pays Basque
Coordinates:	43.2417°N -0.88°W
Elevation M:	130
Elevation Min M:	110
Elevation Max M:	420
Area Km2:	13

Viodos-Abense-de-Bas (in French pronounced as /vjɔdɔs abɛ̃s də ba/; Basque: Bildoze-Onizepea;^[2] Occitan (post 1500);: Biudòs-Avensa de Baish) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[3]

It is located in the former province of Soule.^[2]

The steeple of the church is a trinitarian one.

Hydrography

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

Places and hamlets

The municipality of Viodos-Abense-de-Bas consists of eight districts:^[4]

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

Education

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

Economy

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

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus/en/bildoze-onizepea/ar-12238/ BILDOZE-ONIZEPEA
3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM64559-viodos-abense-de-bas INSEE commune file
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-12-06 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103935/http://www.soule-xiberoa.fr/fileadmin/Bibliodocs/Education_Jeunesse/Langue_basque/kartielen_izenak.pdf . dead .