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Leitzaran (Navarre). Euskal Herria. Collection of slides. SEIE group

Leitzaran (Navarre). Euskal Herria. Collection of slides. SEIE Group.

There are two major types of settlement patterns in the Basque Country: dispersed and concentrated, the former on the Atlantic side of the watershed and the latter in the southern regions. Semi-compact settlements or rural villages consisting of small clusters of houses, and therefore considered a phase of transition from isolated to compact settlements, are also to be found. According to Barandiaran, higher-density forms of settlement are preceded by agro-pastoral developments. (more…)