Guinarthe-Parenties

Guinarthe-Parenties is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in the southwestern part of France.

Geography
The Saison river, which joins the gave d'Oloron, crosses the commune's land.

Localities and Hamlets
 Guinarthe
 Parenties

Bordering communes
 Sauveterre-de-Béarn north
 Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren northwest
 Saint-Gladie-Arrive-Munein southwest
 Osserain-Rivareyte southwest

History
Paul Raymond said in 1385 that Guinarthe had 13 feux, Parenties had 9. They depended upon the Sauveterre bailiwick. There was an abbey in Parenties.

Guinarthe et Parenties joined on June 20 1842, and on May 16 1845.

Name
Guinarthe was called Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque 
Guinarte (1385 Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques), 
Guinarta (around 1540 ),  
Sanctus Martinus de Guinarte (1612 ), 
Parenties-Guinarthe when it joined Parenties on June 20 1842 and
Guinarthe-Parenties on May 16 1845.
Parenties existed  as Paranthies (1385), Paranthias (around1540) and Saint-Pierre de Paranties (1612 ).

The béarnais name is Guinarte-Parentias''.

Demography

Economy
Mostly agricultural activities.

Monuments
There are two churches in this commune: one is in Guinarthe, the other in Parenties.

References

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