Bergouey-Viellenave

See also: Bergouey (homonymy), Viellenave (homonymy)

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

Its name Basque is Burgue-Erreiti .

Geography

The common one belongs to the Lauhire.

Hydrography

The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Bidouze, affluent of the Adour, and by the tributaries of this one, the brooks of Sanseroy, the Lauhirasse and the Minhurièta Erreka like by the affluent of this last, the brook Moulary.

Localities and hamlets

Bergouey
Viellenave

Communes bordering

Arancou in the North-East
Labastide-Villefranche in the east
Arraute-Charritte in the west
Ilharre, Labets-Biscay and Masparraute in the south.

Toponymy

The toponym Bergouey appears in the forms Bergui (towards 982, cartulaire of Saint-Sever), Bergoy (1286, Gascon Roles), Bergoi (XIIIe century, collection Duchesne volume CXIV) and Bergoey (1397, notaries of Navarrenx). It could have a Latin origin.

The toponym Viellenave appears 1585, Apathe 1673, Barnetche).

House of Master of the XVIIe century.
Pont says Roman, quoted dice XIIe century, altered at the XVIIIe century: 4 arches on Bidouze.
Mill suspended on the bridge of Viellenave, city dice XIIe century, rebuilt at the XVIIe century: grinding stones, baker's oven, stopping.
Laundrettes

Religious heritage

the church Saint-Jacques-the-Major of XIIIe century, restored at the XIXe century, located on the ways of Saint-Jacques-of-Compostelle, is registered like historic building for its Romance gate in frontage. It conceals a stoup and two statues inventoried by the ministry for the Culture, a seat of celebrating XIXe century, a stoup of XVe century, a whole of the high altar (furnace bridge, step of furnace bridge, gate vault) of the XIXe century, like two canopies (Jacques saint the Major one and holy Jeanne d' Arc).
the church of the Assumption-of-the-Happy-Virgin-Marie dates from the XIXe century. She has three canopies, a confessional, a way of cross and five statues inventoried by the ministry for the Culture.
the cemetery has steles discoïdales indexed by the ministry for the Culture.

Environmental inheritance

Banks of Bidouze.
Wood of Galin.

Equipment

Personalities related to the commune

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