Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren
Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren (; ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. Geography. Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren is located some 20 km south-west of Orthez and 9 km north-east of Saint-Palais. Access to the commune is by road D936 from Abitain in the north which passes through the length of the commune and the village then continues east. The D246 goes west from the village to join the D134 west of the commune. The D140 goes south from the village to Osserain-Rivareyte. The  west of the commune is mostly forest while the east is mostly farmland. The Gave d'Oloron forms the north-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to join the Gave de Pau forming the Gaves réunis at Peyrehorade. The Saison flows through the commune from the south-west and joins the Gave d'Oloron on the north-western border. Toponymy. The name "Autevielle" in béarnais is "Autivièla". The name "Bideren" in béarnais is "Vidèren". For the name "Autevielle" Michel Grosclaude proposed two Latin origins: "alta villa" ("high town") or "Altina villa" ("Domain of Altinus"). For the name "Bideren  Michel Grosclaude proposed a probable origin of the man's name Vital" with the gascon suffix "-enh". For the name "Saint-Martin" Michel Grosclaude indicated that it undoubtedly came from the Bishop of Tours - Martin of Tours. The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. Sources: Origins: History. Paul Raymond noted that in 1385 Autevielle and Saint-Martin together had 11 fires with 8 fires at Bideren. They depended on the bailiwick of Sauveterre. The communes of Autevielle, Saint-Martin, and Bideren merged on 18 April 1842. Administration. Inter-communality. The commune  is part of six inter-communal structures: Demography. In 2017 the commune had 205 inhabitants. The population data given in the table and graph below include the former communes of Saint-Martin and Bideren, absorbed in 1842. Economy. Economic activity is mainly agricultural. The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty. Culture and heritage. Religious heritage. The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument: