Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography Location Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette is located in the former province of Soule. It is located some 35 km west by south-west of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and 10 km north of Larrau. Access The commune can be accessed by the small D247 road from the village to Tardets-Sorholus in the north-east. The D149 branches off this road in the commune and goes north to Camou-Cihigue. There is also the D117 road which goes west from the village to Mendive. Hydrography Located in the drainage basin of the Adour, most of the southern border of the commune is formed by the Alphoura river (18 km long) which also flows through the village and continues northeast to join the Saison near Alos-Sibas-Abense. The Alphoura is fed by many tributaries rising in the commune including the Azaléguy and Ardounc. The Escalérako erreka rises in the south and flows west with its many tributaries. Paul Raymond mentioned the Arangaïxa, a brook that rises at Alçay and flows into the Alphoura. Localities and hamlets Aguer (Barn) Albinzé (cayolar) Alçabéhéty Alçay Ampo Andoche (cayolar) Arangaitz (Pass) Arhansus (cayolar) Arhex Borde Atheis Azaléguy Azaléguiko Karbia (Cave) Bagadoya Bagazaguita (cayolar) Bagothusta Belhy Berrayde Bethalia Bidalunia Bordagagna Borda Iribarneko Bordapia Burdin Olatzé (cayolar) Burgance Çaro Chaldupia Chuburu Croix Garat (la) Elichabeborda Eltzegagnia (cayolar) Erbinia Espoulapia Esquirassy (district) Etcheberri Borda Etcheverry Etchecopar Borda Eyhéraber Ezpalako Larria Goyheneix Borde Gutux Borde Habrague (cayolar) Handia (Borda) Haquits (Mill) Harizmendy Harristolatzia Houretaborda Ibarburia (Pass) Ibarria Illaberria Inharchoury Irriko Borda Kamitchel Kharalda Lapistoy Larramendia Laxunia Laze Lechardoy Lecharria (cayolar) Lekayborda Leziague (fountain) Lomendi Luchiloa Lucu Lutogagne Maraizolatzé Méthola Miranda Néquézaurborda Ourdanberhartia Oxapuria Oxibar (Pass) Pista Uthurria Poyuko Borda Sallaberriko borda Sobieta (Grange) Sunharette Thipinka Ursoy (cayolar) Utzidoy Uztarila (cayolar) Uztubulia Toponymy The commune name in Basque is Altzai-Altzabeheti-Zunharreta. According to Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, the base (h)altz meaning "aulne" was used for both the toponyms Alcay and Alçabéhéty. beheti means "at the bottom". The name Sunharette comes from the Basque zunhar (Name from Soule meaning "elm" or "poplar") using the romanized locative suffix ette meaning the "place of elm". 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. Cassini1: Alçabéhéty on the Ldh/EHESS/Cassini