good character who are not suspects to find and punish the perpetrators of these crimes of witchcraft, apostasy, and magic: to be joined with the people of Roy and all at the expense of those convicted or, in case of insolvency, to those countries and places which will be instructed". Part of this admonition followed a request from the inhabitants of Amendeuix dating from 1587 who claimed to have been victims of "spells that were manifested mainly by evil barking". The village of Oneix joined with Amendeuix to form the commune of Amendeuix-Oneix on 27 August 1846. Heraldry Administration List of Successive Mayors Inter-Communality The commune belongs to seven inter-communal structures: the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque the AEP Association for Mixe country the sanitation association for Saint-Palais - Luxe-Sumberraute the association for school buses of Amendeuix-Oneix and Gabat the energy association for Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the inter-communal association for the operation of schools in Amikuze the association to support Basque culture Demography In 1350 nine fires were reported in Oneix and 15-18 in Amendeuix. The fiscal census of 1412-1413, made on the orders of Charles III of Navarre, compared with that of 1551 men and weapons that are in this kingdom of Navarre this side of the ports, reveals a demography with strong growth. The first census indicated the presence of 13 fires in Amendeuix with the second showing 40 (33 + 7 secondary fires). The same census reported 8 fires in Oneix in 1412-1413 against 17 (14 + 3 secondary fires) in 1551. The census of the population of Lower Navarre in 1695 counted 63 fires at Amendeuix and 20 at Oneix. In 2017 the commune had 448 inhabitants. The population data given in the table and graph below include the former commune of Oneix. Economy The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty. Culture and Heritage Languages According to the Map of the Seven Basque Provinces published in 1863 by Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte the dialect of Basque spoken in Amendeuix-Oneix is eastern low Navarrese. Religious heritage Two churches in the commune are registered as historical monuments: The Church of Saint Peter (1787) at Oneix. The Church of Saint John the Baptist (1903) at Amendeuix. Amenities Education The commune has a kindergarten. Amendeuix, Gabat, Ilharre, and Labets-Biscay have partnered to create an inter-educational grouping (RPI). See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department References External links