Larressore stretches along the valleys of the Nive and Latsa rivers, over areas of meadows, crops, woods and pastures. This predominance of agricultural and pastoral activities is probably the origin of the village's name: Larre soro, meaning moorland and meadows in Basque. After 1510, it acquired its own name, separating from the commune of Halsou. Since protohistory, it has been a natural crossroads, becoming a passageway on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela as early as the 10th century, as evidenced by the Pelerenia house. The municipality boasts some remarkable buildings, such as the minor seminary, founded by a native of the village, as well as traditional houses like Karrikahiriartia. The Ainciart-Bergara makhila workshop is located on the pediment square. Neighborhoods such as Portuita, once a hub of the river trade, and Xopera near the Devil's Bridge, with its washho
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