Ayherre (French pronunciation: [ajɛʁ]; Basque: Aiherre)[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

[3] According to Jean-Baptiste Orpustan,[7] the name comes from the basque ailherr ("incline"), giving the meaning "place on a slope".

Sources: Origins: On 18 March 1450,[15] Labourd returned to the French crown after the signing of a peace treaty at the Château of Belzunce in Ayherre which marked the end of English influence in the region.

On that the representatives of Labourd made their submission and, upon payment of 2,000 gold écus secured by the retention of 10 hostages, retained their privileges.

List of successive mayors[17] The commune is part of six inter-communal structures: The declaration of rights in 1749 counted 162 fires in Ayherre (130 third estate, one priest, two members of the nobility (Arcangues and Belsunce) and 29 non-owners).