Aldudes (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aldulais or Aldudar. Geography Location The village Aldudes is part of Le Pays Quint (Kintoa in Basque or Quinto Real in Spanish). The commune is an area of pasture belonging to Spain but cultivated by French farmers. It is located in the Aldudes valley on the banks of the Nive des Aldudes in the Basque province of Lower Navarre. It is on the Spanish border some 20 km southwest of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port although it can not be directly accessed from there. Access Access is by the D948 road from Saint-Etienne-de-Baigorry in the north, which passes through the village then continues south to Urepel. The D58 road goes from the village through the length of the commune before continuing to Spain through Urepel commune. The Spanish border of Navarre forms the southwestern and northeastern borders of the commune. Hydrography Located in the watershed of the Adour, Aldudes is traversed by the Nive d'Aldudes with its many tributaries, such as the Urbeltch Labiaringo erreka, the Aktieltako erreka, and numerous unnamed streams. Paul Raymond mentioned the Autrin, a stream which rises in Aldudes and joins the Nive des Aldudes. Localities and hamlets Abanjo Abrakou Achtieta Aguerréa Ahadilépo Alachontro Alamontcho Alasta Alastagaraya Ametzlépo Antonénéa Aranbelea Arrokia Asketa Atabala Aucho Autrin Auzkia Barbachuri Baztanchuria Behorsubuztan Berha Bidartea Chabadinénéa Chalosa Chekalebeherea Chekalegaraya Chiloénéa Chotro Chotroenborda Domingoénéa Egnauténéa Elgartéa Elhocady Elichaga Erremedio Errienta Esnazu (or Eznazu, or Esnaratsu on the Cassini Map) Etcheberria Etchemendia Ferranjagaraya Hachketa Haritzchilo Harribeltzia Iguxkagerrea (or Iguchkaguerrea) Joanessénéa Joangnakei Koche Koskartéa Koskarteko Borda Koskorziloa Landart Lechaka Lekuederra (or Lekuederrea) Col de Lepeder Luichénéa Mahatcheta Makurea Manechuna Marquitchaénéa Martinénéa Mate Meharroztegui (Pass, 738m)) Menementa Miguelartzaina Miguelénéa Munichta Munichtagaraya Murruoin Nobléa Oliopitchar Otsachar Ohhanburua Otsanhaitz Oyhanzelhaya Paratzelhaï Patchiko Pilaria Pocomotzénéa Poko Le Pont Romain Predotinéa Premundoa Pritchia Sabina Salaria Sallaberria Sarahandia Sarahandiko Ithurria Sarkindéa Semeder Soldadoénéa Ttattola Turrieta Uhaldéa Urrichka Zelhaybeguia Toponymy The name of the commune in Basque is Aldude. Aldudes was also the name given to the entire valley bordering the Baigorry Valley and the Spanish border. Jean-Baptiste Orpustan proposes the construction ald(a)-uhide meaning "the path beside the water". According to Ernest Nègre however, the name Aldudes is a contraction of the basque Aldubide meaning "way to the summits"