Arthez-d'Asson (French pronunciation: [aʁtɛz dasɔ̃], literally Arthez of Asson; Occitan: Artés d'Asson) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Arthez-d'Asson | |
|---|---|
 The Village | |
Location of Arthez-d'Asson  | |
  Arthez-d'Asson  Arthez-d'Asson | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′27″N 0°15′03″W / 43.0908°N 0.2508°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Nay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Jacques Laffitte[1] |
Area 1 | 7.32 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 460 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64058 /64800 |
| Elevation | 329–494 m (1,079–1,621 ft) (avg. 568 m or 1,864 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editArthez-d'Asson is in the Ouzom Valley some 30 km south by south-east of Pau and 35 km east by south-east of Oloron-Sainte-Marie. The commune is almost entirely surrounded by the commune of Asson. Access to the commune is by road D126 which comes from Asson in the north passing through the commune and the village, continuing south up the Valley to Ferrières. The commune is almost entirely farmland although with patches of forest particularly along the river.[3]
The Ouzom River flows through the length of the commune from south to north gathering some tributaries on the right bank, such as the Cau du Hau, the Cau du Gat, the Arriou Sec, and the Cau de la Heche, and continuing north to join the Gave de Pau near Coarraze.The Ruisseau de Thouet forms the north-western border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the Ouzom.[3]
Places and Hamlets
edit- Les Aoules
- Arbes
- Arrascles dessus
- Arrecgros
- Arrecous
- Arribarrouy
- Boué
- Canet
- La Cantine
- Chartou
- Chourettes
- Chourrist
- Pé de la Coumette
- Garrenot[4]
- Guilhamet
- Guilhem
- Habout
- Clot du Hour
- Hourna
- Jacob
- Labède
- Lacoue
- Lanot
- Larrabe
- Maupas
- Le Pont du Moulin
- Panan
- Peyré
- La Pine
- Cot de Tisnès
- Tort
- Turounet
Neighbouring communes and villages
editToponymy
editThe commune name in béarnais is Artés d'Asson. Michel Grosclaude indicated that the name Arthez possibly came from the mediterranean radical arte ("green oak" then "undergrowth"), with the collective basque suffix -etz. He proposed it in the sense of "Vegetation of the undergrowth".[6]
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asson | Assoo | 11th century | Raymond | 15 |
Saint-Pé | Village |
| Assonium | 1100 | Raymond | 15 |
Titles of Mifaget | ||
| Villa quœe vocatur Asso | 12th century | Raymond | 15 |
Lescar | ||
| Assun | 13th century | Raymond | 15 |
Fors de Béarn | ||
| La vegarie d'Asson | 1450 | Raymond | 15 |
Cour Major | ||
| Saint Paul d'Asson | 1750 | Cassini | ||||
| Saint-Martin d'Asson | 1790 | Raymond | 15 |
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| Balirot | Balirot | 1863 | Raymond | 20 |
Hamlet | |
| Le Bourdalat | Le Bourdalat | 1863 | Raymond | 35 |
Hamlet | |
| Garrenot | Garrenot | 1863 | Raymond | 67 |
Hamlet |
Sources:
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[4]
- Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750[7]
Origins:
History
editPaul Raymond noted on page 14 of his 1863 dictionary that the commune was formed in 1749 by the union of the hamlets of Arthez-deçà and Arthez-delà from the commune of Asson.[4]
Administration
editList of Successive Mayors[12]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1802 | Charles d'Angosse | Chamberlain of the Emperor | ||
| 1983 | 1989 | Georges Nabarra | ||
| 1995 | 2008 | Michel Dourau | ||
| 2008 | 2026 | Jean-Jacques Laffitte |
Inter-communality
editThe commune is part of four inter-communal structures:
- the Communauté de communes du Pays de Nay;
- the AEP association of Pays de Nay-Ouest;
- the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
- the inter-communal association for the construction of the CES of Nay;
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Arthéziens or Arthéziennes in French.[13]
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Economy
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The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.
Culture and Heritage
editThe béarnais singing group from Arthez-d'Asson Los de l'Ouzom was created during the 1980s.
Civil Heritage
edit- There was a railway line in the commune transporting minerals from the Baburet Iron Mine.
- The old Asson Ironworks was built around 1680.
Religious heritage
editThe Church of Saint-Paul (1906)
is registered as a historical monument.[16]
Facilities
editArthez-d'Asson has a primary school.
Notable people linked to the commune
edit- Jean-Paul d'Angosse, born in 1732 at Lembeye and died in 1798 at Arthez-d'Asson, was a military man, owner of an ironworks, French politician;
- Armand d'Angosse, born in 1776 at Arthez-d'Asson and died in 1852 at Corbère-Abères, owner of an ironworks, French politician;
- Charles d'Angosse, born in 1774 at Arthez-d'Asson and died in 1835 at Paris, owner of an ironworks, administrator and French politician.
- Jean Espagnolle, born in 1828 at Ferrières and died in 1918 at Arthez-d'Asson, was a churchman, preacher, and an honorary canon;
- Henri Bremond, born in 1865 at Aix-en-Provence and died in 1933 at Arthez-d'Asson, was a churchman, historian, and French literary critic, member of the Académie française.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ a b c Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
- ^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
- ^ Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2-35068-005-3 (in French)
- ^ Cassini Map 1750 – Arthez-d'Asson
- ^ Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn (in French)
- ^ Cartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca (in French)
- ^ Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Cour Majour of Béarn, register manuscripts from the 15th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arthez-d'Asson, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000598 Church of Saint Paul (in French)
External links
edit- The Asson Ironworks on the Industrial Heritage of the Ouzom Valley website Archived 2010-06-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Arthez-d'Asson on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- St Paul d'Asson on the 1750 Cassini Map
