Lay Abbey for the area. Its members played an important role in the valley until the end of the 19th century. The Cassini map, made in the 18th century shows a parish consisting of: the village of Anhaux with a parish church; the hamlet of Choubitoua: currently a district of the same name; the hamlet of Bassabouria: currently the Olheguy district; the hamlet of Ounsaharte: currently the Lacoa district; the hamlet of Ançonne: currently the Tambourine district and part of the Mounhoa district on the slopes of Arrola peak. Heraldry AdministrationList of Successive MayorsInter-communality Anhaux commune participates in eight inter-communal structures: the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque; the SIVOS of Garazi; the SIVU Hiruen Artean; the Inter-communal association for the development and management of the abattoir of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port; the joint association for the watershed of the Nive; the association to support Basque culture; the AEP association of Irouleguy-Anhaux; the energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Demography In 2017 the commune had 387 inhabitants. Economy The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) of Irouléguy and also the AOC of Ossau-iraty. Economic activity is principally agricultural. Culture and heritage Languages According to the Map of the Seven Provinces edited in 1863 by Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte, the basque dialect spoken in Anhaux is western Lower Navarre. Civil heritage The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: The Jauregia house (14th century) The Laxaga house (15th century) The Eiherartia farmhouse (1730)Houses and Farms (18th - 20th century) Religious heritage The Church of Saint John the Baptist (Middle Ages) is registered as an historical monument. It was almost entirely rebuilt in 1838. Its cemetery has some Hilarri. Hilarri in the Cemetery Environmental Heritage The Adartza (1,250m) is a mountain located between Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, Lasse, and Anhaux. The Artzaïnharria is 971m high The Arrolakoharria, between Banca, Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, and Anhaux, is 1,060m high. The Munhoa (or Monhoa) (1,021m) is a mountain located between Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry and Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. It can be accessed via Anhaux, Lasse, or Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry by the GR10. Notable people linked to the communeJean Iraçabal', born in 1851 at Anhaux and died in 1929 (buried at Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry), was a decorated French military officer. See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department References External links Anhaux on the 1750 Cassini Map Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Lower Navarre