Ostabat-Asme
Commune statusCommune
ArrondissementBayonne
CantonPays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
Insee64437
Postal code64120
MayorDaniel Olçomendy[1]
Term2020–2026
IntercommunalityCA Pays Basque
Coordinates43.2567°N 1.0697°W
Elevation m126
Elevation min m66
Elevation max m440
Area km 215.26

Ostabat-Asme (ɔstabat asm; Occitan: Restèt; Basque: Izura-Azme), Hostavalem in the Middle Ages, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in south-western France.[2] 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) .

It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre. It gives its name to the region of Ostabarret.

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References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ INSEE commune file