Nahon. The oldest tomb dates from 1620 with the most recent in 1785. On 18 of them, the date of death is expressed in the Hebrew calendar. From 1659 all had biblical names: Jacob, Isaac, Benjamin, Esther, Sarah, Rebecca. Among family names there are: Dacosta, Henriquez, Lopez Nunez, Depas, Alvares. The number of Jews decreased significantly in the middle of the 18th century when there were only 15 Jewish families. There remained only 6 in 1798. The cemetery belongs to the Jewish Consistory of Bayonne. Heraldry Administration List of Successive Mayors Intercommunality The town participates in nine inter-communal associations: the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque; the AEP association of Arbéroue; sanitation association of Adour-Ursuia; the energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the inter-communal association for the management of the Txakurrak center; the inter-communal association for the industrial area of Ayherre; the inter-communal association for support of Basque culture; the joint association for studying, developing, and monitoring the SCOT of the agglomeration of Bayonne and southern Landes; the association for the industrial area of Etxecolu at Bardos. La Bastide-Clairence is the headquarters of the sanitation association of Adour-Ursuia. Demography In 2017 the commune had 979 inhabitants. Education The commune has one private and one public primary school. Economy Economic activity in the commune is mainly agricultural. The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty. Culture and heritage Civil heritage The old Jeu de paume (1842) is registered as an historical monument. Religious heritage The commune has two religious sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (1715) The church contains a Painting with frame: Virgin and child (18th century) which is registered as an historical object. The old Jewish Cemetery (17th century) Notable people linked to the commune Joanes Leizarraga, born at Briscous in 1506 and died at Labastide-Clairence in 1601, translated the first version of the New Testament into Basque or euskara''. Salvatus I of Iharse (or Salvat Diharce) was named by Henry III of France as Bishop of Tarbes (19 January 1577 - around 1602). He came from a branch of the family from La Bastide-Clairence Armand Joseph Dubernad''', (1741–1799), financial trader, Freemason, Consul general of the Holy Roman Empire, deputy, mayor, and co-founder of the first Jacobin Club of Brittany. See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department References External links Official website for La Bastide-Clairence The Bastides in Pyrénées-Atlantiques BASTIDA