| Commune status | Commune |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre |
| Insee | 64437 |
| Postal code | 64120 |
| Mayor | Daniel Olçomendy[1] |
| Term | 2020–2026 |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Basque |
| Coordinates | 43.2567°N 1.0697°W |
| Elevation m | 126 |
| Elevation min m | 66 |
| Elevation max m | 440 |
| Area km 2 | 15.26 |
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.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
- ^ INSEE commune file