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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Canton
  
Lembeye

Population
  
141 (1999)

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Arrondissement
  
Pau

Area
  
9.64 km²

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Intercommunality
  
Canton de Lembeye en Vic-Bilh

Arrosès is a French commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Contents

Map of Arros%C3%A8s, France

Geography

Arrosès is located some 50 km south-east of Hagetmau and some 5 km west of Madiran with the eastern border of the commune being the border between Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées departments. Access to the commune is by the D219 road from Aurions-Idernes in the west passing through the commune north of the village then continuing east to Madiran as the D66. The D292 comes from Aubous in the north passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to join the D139 south of Crouseilles. The commune is mostly farmland with patches of forest scattered throughout.

The commune is located in the Drainage basin of the Adour with several streams rising in the commune and flowing east to join the Saget which flows north to join the Adour near Saint-Mont and forming most of the eastern border of the commune. The Larcis forms most of the western border of the commune as it flows north to join the Lees.

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Arrosés.

Michel Grosclaude proposed as its etymology the anthroponym Arrosés which was very common in the Pyrenees and the Iberian peninsula and well attested in the Middle Ages.

The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.

Sources:

  • Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (French)
  • Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (French)
  • Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750
  • Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini database (French)

    • Origins:

  • Census: Census of Béarn
  • Affièvement: Titles of affièvement of Arrosès
  • Establishments: Register of Establishments of Béarn
  • Reformation: Reformation of Béarn
  • Terrier: Terrier of Arrosès.

    • History

    Paul Raymond noted on page 13 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385, Arrosès had 31 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye. There was a Tithe in Arrosès parish called Sainte-Rose.

    Administration

    List of Successive Mayors

    (Not all data is known)

    Inter-communality

    The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:

  • the Community of communes of the Canton of Lembeye in Vib-Bihl;
  • the highways SIVU of the Canton of Lembeye
  • the AEP association of Crouseilles;
  • the SIVU for educational regrouping in Aurions-idernes, Arrosès, Séméacq-Blachon, and Moncaup;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;

    • Demography

    In 2010 the commune had 148 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

    Population Change (See database)

    Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

    Economy

    The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zones of Madiran, Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh, and Béarn AOC.

    Civil heritage

    A number of structures have been identified as historical monuments. These are:

  • A Fortified complex (Motte-and-bailey castle, courtyard, house) indicates the presence of a lordship in the 11th century.
  • Of 50 Houses and Farms surveyed by the Ministry of Culture, 25 were built prior to 1871.
  • The Chateau of Sauvernéa at a place called Mombet is a notable house built in the 18th century. Other objects at Mombet are:
  • A Tombstone dated 1762.
  • A sideboard (18th century)
  • A weathervane (18th century)
  • A Farm at a place called Flandres from 1746.

    • A Hilarri located at a house in the Bouézou area dates to the 17th century. It came from the old church which is now destroyed.

    Religious heritage

    The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption partially dates to the 12th century. It contains many items which have been registered. These are:

    References

    Arrosès Wikipedia
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