Aldudes

The village Aldudes is part of Le Pays Quint[3] (Kintoa in Basque or Quinto Real in Spanish).

Sources: Origins: Camara: Titles of Camara de Comptos[13] The commune originated in the 16th century when young noblemen of the Baigory family founded the village which, by the ancient Basque succession rule, reserved the legacy of the family house exclusively to the eldest child.

[3] Quarterly, first of gules bordered in Or charged with the monogram of the Virgin surmounted by a small cross the same all bordered in azure; second argent 3 wood-pigeons azure 2 and 1; third Or a Lachua glove posed in bend accompanied in sinister chief by a palote the whole proper; fourth gules a majuscule letter K of argent surmounted by a royal crown of Or.

Basque pig breeding is an activity in full revival in the Aldudes valley, under the leadership of the Technical Institute of Pork (ITP).

The commune hosts the Ets Pierre Oteiza company (gourmet pork products) which is one of the fifty top agribusinesses in the department.

In 1952 the square in front of the church and the town hall was converted into a playing field for "laxoa".

The village of Esnazu.
Aldude sign
Arms of Aldudes
Arms of Aldudes
Fish Farm