Canton Arzacq-Arraziguet Area 15.26 km² Local time Saturday 11:51 PM | Population 1,000 (2006) | |
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Arzacq-Arraziguet is a French commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
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- Geography
- Toponymy
- History
- Administration
- Inter communality
- Twinning
- Demography
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Environmental heritage
- Facilities
- Notable people linked to the commune
- References
Map of 64410 Arzacq-Arraziguet, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arzacquois or Arzacquoises.
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Geography
Arzacq-Arraziguet is located in the north-east of the department and of Béarn, 30 km north of Pau and 40 km south of Mont-de-Marsan. The northern and north-eastern border of the commune is the border between the departments of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Landes. Access to the commune is by the D944 road from Méracq in the south passing through the town and continuing north to Samadet. The D946 road comes from Morlanne in the west passing through the length of the commune and the town and continuing east to join the D834 just south of Garlin. The D246 branches off the D946 in the centre of the commune and goes north-west to join the D45 north of Piets-Plasence-Moustrou. The commune is mostly farmland but with many forests mainly towards the west.
The Louts river passes through the commune from south-east to north-west where it continues north-west to eventually join the Adour on the border of the commune of Préchacq-les-Bains. The Arriou river rises in the south of the commune and flows north-west parallel to the Louts joining it north of the commune. The Luy de France forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to eventually join the Luy north of Castel-Sarrazin.
Toponymy
The name Arraziguet appears in the form:
Michel Grosclaude indicated that the origin of the name is arrasic ("root" in Gascon), with the collective suffix -etum added giving "cluster of roots or stumps".
The name Arzacq appears in the forms:
Lo marcat d'Arsac (1542, Reformation of Béarn B. 736), at which time it came to Soule and Lower Navarre,
Its name in béarnais is Arsac. The name is of Gallo-Roman origin - the name of a former owner ("Domain of Arsius").
Cherre was a hamlet in Arzacq, mentioned by the dictionary of 1863.
The name Vialé appears in the form Le Vialé in the 1863 dictionary.
History
On 14 and 15 October 1620, Louis XIII stopped in Arzacq on his way to Pau. The two aldermen of the town were then Pierre Dubern and Dominique de Meylon.
In 1790 the Canton of Arzacq comprised the same communes as today except the village of Riumayou, but including the commune of Momas.
Arraziguet was merged with Arzacq on 7 September 1845.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Inter-communality
The commune is part of three inter-communal structures:
Twinning
Arzacq-Arraziguet has twinning associations with:
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 1,010 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.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
Civil heritage
The Gallo-Roman period in the commune was the subject of a study by the Ministry of Culture.
There are many buildings in Arzacq-Arraziguet of many types which are registered as historical monuments. These are:
The Town Hall has a painting by Paul Mirat depicting the arrival of Louis XIII at Arzacq on 14 October 1620 which is registered as an historical object.
There is a Museum of Ham in Arzacq which traces the history of Bayonne ham.
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint-Pierre (19th century) is registered as a historical monument.
The church contains many items which are registered as historical objects. These are:
Arzacq-Arraziguet is a stage on the via Podiensis (or Way of Puy), one of the modern paths on the Way of St. James from Puy-en-Velay and continues to the Roncesvalles Pass and from there to Santiago de Compostela. This is why the blazon of the town has three escallops.
Environmental heritage
The town has a lake and two marked trails, one of which is labelled sentiers d'Émilie.
Facilities
The commune has an elementary school and a college. Arzacq also has a training establishment and a maternal assistance clinic.