d'agglomération du Pays Basque; the energy syndicate of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the Inter-communal association for the functioning of schools in Amikuze; the Syndicat Elgarrekin Ikas; the Agence publique de gestion locale. Demography In 1350 there were 13 fires in Arbérats and 6 in Sillègue. The fiscal census of 1412–1413, made on the orders of Charles III of Navarre, compared with that of 1551 "of men and weapons that are in this Kingdom of Navarre below the ports" reveals a demography with strong growth. The first indicated the presence at Arbérats of 7 fires, the second of 26 (24 + 2 secondary fires). The same for Sillègue: the 1412 census reported 5 fires and that of 1551 22 fires (20 + 2 secondary fires). The census of the population of Lower Navarre in 1695 showed 40 fires at Arbérats and 20 at Sillègues. In 2017 the commune had 257 inhabitants. Although from 1793 to 1836 Arbérats and Sillègue were separate communes, the total population for both communes is shown in the table and graph below. Economy The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée of Ossau-iraty. Culture and Heritage According to the Map of the Seven Basque Provinces published in 1863 by Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte the Basque dialect spoken in Arbérats-Sillègue is western lower-navarrese. Religious heritage The Church of Saint-Laurent (1615) is registered as an historical monument. Facilities Education The commune has an elementary school Festivals The commune has a festival hall located in the centre of the village. The original building was a school and has been completely renovated. Sports As it was only equipped with a left wall, Arbérats-Sillègue in 2007 opened a new fronton with toilets and a Pétanque area. There is also a football field in the same complex. Leisure A pit dating to Roman times has been converted to a leisure park. See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department References External links Arbérats-Sillègue on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Arberats and Sillegue on the 1750 Cassini Map Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Lower Navarre