Armendarits () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Armendariztar in Basque. Geography Amendarits is located some 12 km south-west of Saint-Palais and some 8 km north-east of Irissarry and is in the former province of Lower Navarre. Access to the commune is by road D300 from Iholdy in the south to the village. The D8 going east from Iholdy also passes through the southern part of the commune. The D245 from Hélette in the west passes through the commune and the village and continues north to join the D14 just south-east of Méharin. There is also the D408 which links the village to the D8 road inside the commune. Apart from a few patches of forest the commune is entirely farmland. Numerous streams rise in the commune: the Erreka Handia and its tributaries flows north past the village, the Iharte also flows north to the east of the village, and the Ossinako Erreka forms part of the south-western border as it flows south. Places and Hamlets Aguerréa Aïntziondoa Albinoritzéko Borda (2 toponyms) Albinoritzia Altchia Alziéta Ameztoya Arbéletchia Armandegia Baratchartéa Barnetchia Bazterrechia Behamendy Béhitia Bidondoa Bigégaïnéa Bistaberry Bordaberria Bordaberriko Borda Bordamaria Bordécharria Bourdinateguia Carrica Céhabia Chichabalé Chimounénéa Chingolaénéa Chocohonia Curutzétako Borda Donamaria Donapétria Donapétriko Borda Donamaria Donastéya Elhina Elinume Elizabéhéréko Borda Elizatchéko Borda Errékartéa Etchartéa Etchebarne Etchébazterréa Etchégoïnberria Etchégoïnberriko Borda Etchégorria Etchénika Etchéparéa Eyhérabidé Eyhéraldéa Eyhéramounoa Fermindéguia Ferminéko Borda Gaïneko-Etchebarnéa Gaïneko-Meharu Garatéa Garatéko Borda Haramburua Harizhanditéguia Hatsandigaraia Iparréa Iribarnéa Irigaraya Ithurburua Ithurburuko Borda Jauregia Jauréguicharria Landetxeberri Larraldéa Larramendia Lazalen Borda Legartoa Lekunberria Marihanditéguia Mehatzia Mendihilia Mendiondo Mendirigaraya Olhanéko Borda Olharanéa Orgalitegia Ossina Oyhanburua Oyhénartéa Pékoborda Pochulua Salla Sallaberria Sallaberriko Borda Sallagoitinéa Sorhoéta Sorogaraia or Sorhogaraya Suhartéko Borda Teïleria Uhaldea Uhartéa Urrutia Urritiko Borda Zedarria Toponymy The commune name in Basque is Armendaritze. The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. Sources: Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. Origins: Bayonne: Cartulary of Bayonne or Livre d'Or (Book of Gold) Duchesne: Duchesne collection volume CXIV Chapter: Titles of the Chapter of Bayonne History Paul Raymond noted on page 10 of his 1863 dictionary that Armendarits was a former Barony, vassal of the Kingdom of Navarre. Heraldry Administration List of Successive Mayors Inter-communality