commune Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast was formed in 1972 by the merger of the former communes Aïcirits and Camou-Mixe-Suhast. Between 1972 and 1984, this commune was referred to as Aïcirits. The commune Camou-Mixe-Suhast was formed in 1842 by the merger of the communes Suhast and Camou-Mixe. Heraldry Administration List of Successive Mayors of Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast Administrative Associations The commune is linked to the following administrative bodies (non exhaustive list): the catchment area of Saint-Palais Local Agency for Employment (ALE) of Biarritz the social welfare fund of Bayonne the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bayonne Basque Country the sanitation sector of Bayonne Saint-Palais-South-West-Landes the subdivision of the Departmental Equipment management of Saint-Palais-Bidache Judicial Districts The town depends on the district court of Bayonne, the High Court of Bayonne and the Court of Appeal of Pau. Inter-communality The commune belongs to six inter-communal structures: the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque the AEP union for the Mixe country the energy union of Pyrenees-Atlantiques; the intercommunal union for regrouping of teaching "Ikas bidea" the intercommunal union for the operation of the schools of Amikuze the union to support Basque culture. Population Data before 1972 in the table and graph below refer to the old commune Aïcirits, before the merger with Camou-Mixe-Suhast. Economy Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast is classified by the INSEE as part of the urban area (unité urbaine) of Saint-Palais, and of the employment area of Oloron-Sainte-Marie. The registered office of the Lur Berri company, a large food cooperative group, is located in Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast. The town is part of the designated zone of Ossau-iraty. It also hosts other companies in the agri-food sector as one of the first fifty two communes of the department: Union agricultural coop feed livestock (feed manufacturing for farm animals); Haraguy-Bayonne ham (industrial preparation of meat products); LBO (food production for farm animals); Lajournade SAS (industrial preparation of meat products). Culture and heritage Languages According to the Map of the Seven Basque Provinces published in 1863 by Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte, the dialect of Basque spoken in Aicirits-Camou-Suhast is eastern low Navarrese. The village has a cave at Camou (the grotto Oltzibarre) closely linked to the Basque legend of Txahalgorri, the young red bull. Civil heritage The former Chateau of Camou (17th century). It contains collections of ancient tools and models of machines from plans of Leonardo da Vinci. Religious Heritage The Church of Saint Martin(1841). Notable People linked to the commune Martin Landerretche, born on