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Ostabat-Asme
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Ostabat-Asme (; ; ), Hostavalem in the Middle Ages, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in south-western France. It was the meeting point of four European ways to Santiago de Compostela, three of them joining together there, namely Paris - Tours - Poitiers - Dax, from Center - Europe linking to Limoges, from Genoa and Lyon through Moissac, the fourth one the Toulouse way, linking Central Italy with the Languedoc region, the Toulouse region and linking though the Béarn region, via Lescar-Oloron to Somport, Spain, and the Spanish Pyrénées.
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Ostabat-Asme, also known by its native label Izura-Azme, is a commune in France located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. It is situated within the canton of Iholdy, the arrondissement of Bayonne, and the Lower Navarre region. The municipality is part of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque and falls under the electoral district of the canton of Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre.
The commune has an area of 15.26 square kilometers and an elevation of 440 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Orsanco, Arhansus, Juxue, and Lantabat. The population is recorded as 226, comprising 98 males and 96 females, with the demonyms izuratar and azmetar. The postal code for the area is 64120.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ostabat-Asme
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 248
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ostabat-Asme
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Ostabat.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Ostabat-Asme
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Ostabat-Asme (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bayonne
- French commune.canton
- Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
- French commune.INSEE
- 64437
- French commune.postal code
- 64120
- French commune.mayor
- Daniel Olçomendy
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Pays Basque
- French commune.elevation m
- 126
- French commune.elevation min m
- 66
- French commune.elevation max m
- 440
- French commune.area km2
- 15.26
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ostabat-Asme
- Demonym
- azmetar
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bayonne
- Population
- 226
- Area
- 15.26
- Elevation
- 188
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Uhart-Mixe
- Image
- Ostabat.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ostabat-Asme
- postal code
- 64120
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
- male population
- 98
- female population
- 96
- native label
- Izura-Azme
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-59-37-83-93
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|upright 1.4|View of the village
Ostabat-Asme is a starting or meeting point for the traditional Way of St. James, a route for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela.
Get in
thumb|Cross sculpted with a scallop shell, the emblem of pilgrims to Santiago
Get around
The village is tiny. Get around on foot, as pilgrims have for centuries.
Go next
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the last French town on the French Way to Santiago de Compostela.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- See also
- References
- External links
Ostabat-Asme (; ; ), Hostavalem in the Middle Ages, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in south-western France. It was the meeting point of four European ways to Santiago de Compostela, three of them joining together there, namely Paris - Tours - Poitiers - Dax, from Center - Europe linking to Limoges, from Genoa and Lyon through Moissac, the fourth one the Toulouse way, linking Central Italy with the Languedoc region, the Toulouse region and linking though the Béarn region, via Lescar-Oloron to Somport, Spain, and the Spanish Pyrénées.
The 3 linked Saint James ways proceed from there, through Larceveau-Arros-Cibits, Ainhice-Mongelos, Gamarthe, Lacarre and Iriberry towards Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, (43º09'57"N, 1º11'32" W), a.k.a. Donazaharre to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, and to the Spanish Frontier, Roncesvalles, (42º59'23"N, 1º20'4"W) .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ostabat-Asme” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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