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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Canton
  
Garlin

Area
  
3.78 km²

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Arrondissement
  
Pau

Intercommunality
  
Canton of Garlin

Local time
  
Wednesday 10:09 AM

Aubous

Weather
  
9°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 62% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 64330 Aubous, France

Geography

Aubous is located in the extreme north-east of the department with the northern border of the commune being the border between Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Gers. The commune is about 50 km south-east of Mont-de-Marsan and 50 km north by north-east of Pau. Access to the commune is by the D292 road from Arrosès in the south which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues north to join the D22 just north of the commune. The D317 from Aydie in the south-east passes through the western area of the commune before continuing south-west to join the D205. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.

The Larcis river forms the western border of the commune as it flows north-west to join the Léez north-west of Ségos. The Boutigue forms the north-eastern border as it flows east to join the Sager east of the commune.

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Aubons. Michel Grosclaude proposed an etymology from the Latin man's name Albus with the suffix -ones, the whole meaning "Domain of Albus".

The following table details the origins of the commune name.

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)

    • Origins:

  • Census: Census of Béarn
  • Enumeration: Enumeration of the Viscounty of Béarn
  • Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750

    • History

    Paul Raymond said, on page 16 of the 1863 dictionary, that in 1385 Aubous had 4 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye.

    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 Garlin;
  • the SIVU of roads in the Garlin area;
  • the SIVU of the Lées and its tributaries;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  • the inter-communal association for the management of drinking water Luy - Gabas - Lées;

    • Demography

    In 2010 the commune had 51 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 commune is part of the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zones of Madiran, Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh, and Béarn.

    Civil heritage

    The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Maison Viau Farmhouse at Lacourtiade (19th century)
  • A Farmhouse at Rey (1796)
  • A Farmhouse at Pillourcq (19th century)
  • A Farmhouse at Coulom (1810)
  • Houses and Farms (18th-19th centuries)
  • A Mill at Moulin (1830)
  • A Campsite (Prehistoric)
  • The Campsite of Caesar at Gentilloun (Prehistoric)

    • Religious heritage

    The commune has two religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Saint-Quitterie Devotional Fountain (18th century)
  • The Parish Church of Saint-Quitterie (12th century)

    • The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

    References

    Aubous Wikipedia
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