Guinarthe-Parenties
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Sauveterre-de-Béarn |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Sauveterre-de-Béarn |
| Mayor | Pierre Vignau (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 44–79 m (144–259 ft) (avg. 70 m / 230 ft) |
| Land area1 | 2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 231 (2005) |
| - Density | 93 /km2 (240 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64251/ 64390 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°23′04″N 0°56′51″W / 43.3844444444°N 0.9475°W
Guinarthe-Parenties is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département and the Aquitaine region in the southwestern part of France.
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Geography [change]
The Saison river, which joins the gave d'Oloron,[1] crosses the commune's land.
Localities and Hamlets [change]
Bordering communes [change]
- Sauveterre-de-Béarn north
- Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren northwest
- Saint-Gladie-Arrive-Munein southwest
- Osserain-Rivareyte southwest
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]
Economy [change]
Mostly agricultural activities.
Monuments [change]
There are two churches in this commune: one is in Guinarthe, the other in Parenties.
References [change]
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