▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁provinces ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁administrative ▁arrangement ▁that ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁their ▁native ▁order , ▁giving ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁départ ément ▁system . ▁ ▁Att empt s ▁by ▁the ▁Bas que ▁deput ies ▁in ▁Paris ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁Bas que ▁department ▁failed , ▁their ▁districts ▁merged ▁with ▁Bé arn ▁among ▁protest s ▁of ▁the ▁Bas que ▁represent atives , ▁and ▁even ▁Sou le ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁cant ons . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Car list ▁War ▁in ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁custom s ▁to ▁the ▁Py ren ees ▁from ▁the ▁E bro ▁( 1 8 4 1 ), ▁trade ▁with ▁Navar re ▁col lapsed . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁esp adr ille ▁fact ories ▁in ▁Mau le ón ▁made ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁decay ▁of ▁economic ▁life ▁and ▁em igration , ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁Navar re ▁and ▁Arag ón ▁pour ing ▁in ▁and ▁being ▁rec ru ited ▁on ▁the ▁work force . ▁ ▁Geography ▁▁ ▁Sou le ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁bas in ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁Py ren ees , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁smallest ▁of ▁the ▁Bas que ▁region . ▁It ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁Lower ▁Navar re ▁on ▁the ▁west , ▁Navar re ▁on ▁the ▁south , ▁Bé arn ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁north . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Lab ourd ▁and ▁Lower ▁Navar re , ▁it ▁forms ▁the ▁Northern ▁Bas que ▁Country , ▁also ▁known