Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arouetarrak. Geography Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby is located in the former Basque province of Soule some 10 km east of Saint-Palais and 10 km south of Sauveterre-de-Béarn. Access to the commune is by the D11 road from Domezain-Berraute in the west passing through the west fork of the commune then Etcharry then the east fork and the village before continuing south-east to Charritte-de-Bas. The commune is mixed forest and farmland. Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, the commune is traversed from south to north by the Lafoure (a tributary of the Saison) with its tributary the Hourquet and the Lauhirasse with its tributary the Thiancoenia erreka. Places and Hamlets Abbadie (château) Aïntcia Aitzaguer Aroue Bagardoy Bartulague Begorre Beheria Benoscar (Forest) Bentaberria Berhon Berrogain Bethe Bidauria Bohoteguia Bouhaben Carriquiry Ertorraenia Etchebarnia Etcheberria Etchecoin Etchelecu Etchemborde Eyherabide Garay Guestereguia Hagoua Harguina Harguinaborda Ithorots Jaureguiberria Joantho (château) Landaco Landuchia Larraburuzahar Larrartia Lassartia Linchinbiague Mendiburia Mendicoi Mendionde Metcha (Mill) Olhaïby Olhassaria Oxaïby Oxart Oxidoya Oyhamburia Oyhenart-Chipi Oyhençabal Pagueguy Poulit Quillilauquy Salla Sallagaray Saubidet Toponymy The commune name in basque is Arüe-Ithorrotze-Olhaibi. Jean-Baptiste Orpustan indicated that Ithorots possibly signified "source of cold water" and Olhaïby "the ford of the huts". The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. Sources: Orpustan: Jean-Baptiste Orpustan, New Basque Toponymy on the page numbers indicated in the table. Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750 EHESS (1): EHESS (2): Origins: Duchesne: Duchesne collection volume CXIV Ohix: Contracts retained by Ohix, Notary of Soule Luntz: Military: Military Inspection of Béarn Languedoc: Confessions of Languedoc) Reformation: Reformation of Béarn Arthez-Lasalle: Titles of Arthez-Lassalle History Paul Raymond noted on page 11 of his 1863 dictionary that Aroue was one of the seven districts of Soule and depended on the messagerie of Barhoue. There was a Lay Abbey at Ithorots, vassal of the Viscounts of Soule. The fief of Olhaïby was a vassal of the Viscounts of Soule and its owner was one of ten potestats of Soule. The commune had a "Temple of Reason" during the French Revolution, undoubtedly because in the Béarnais region, Aroue was the only Basque commune to adopt the Jacobin anti-religion policy. Between