Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port; the joint association for the Drainage basin of the Nive; the association to support Basque culture. Demography In 2017 the commune had 321 inhabitants. Economy The commune is part of the production zone of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) of Irouléguy and also of the AOC zone of Ossau-iraty. Economic activity is mainly agricultural. Culture and heritage Civil heritage There are several houses and farms in the commune which are registered as historical monuments. These are: Uhaldea House (18th century) Harizpea Farm (1587) Chateau de Vergues (or Chateau de Fargas) (18th century) Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries) Religious heritage The Church of Saint-Julien-d'Antioche is of medieval origin was heavily rebuilt in the 18th and 19th century. Notable people linked to the commune Pierre Narbaitz, born in 1910 at Ascarat and died in 1984 at Cambo-les-Bains, was a historian, writer, and a basque French academic of the Basque and French languages. See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department References External links Ascarat on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Azcarat on the 1750 Cassini Map Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Lower Navarre