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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
117 (1999)

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canton
  
Lembeye

Area
  
6.32 km²

Arrondissement
  
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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Intercommunality
  
Canton de Lembeye en Vic-Bilh

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

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Map of 64350 Aurions-Idernes, France

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurionais or Aurionaises.

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Geography

Aurions-Idernes is located some 50 km north by north-east of Pau and 12 km north-west of Maubourguet. Access to the commune is by the D205 road from Séméacq-Blachon in the south which passes through the length of the commune on the eastern side and continues north to join the D317. Access to the village is by the D219 road from Arrosès in the east which passes through the village and continues south-west to join the D13 near Cadillon. The commune is mainly farmland with some forested areas.

The Larcis river forms most of the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Lées east of Ségos. Several unnamed tributaries rise in the commune and flow east to join the Larcis.

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Aurions-Idèrnas. Michel Grosclaude indicated that Aurions is probably from the Latin man's name Aurius with the suffix -onis giving "Domain of Aurius". The origin of the name Idernes however remains obscure.

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

    • Origins:

  • Marca: Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn.
  • Census: Census of Béarn
  • Reformation: Reformation of Béarn
  • Establishments: Register of Establishments of Béarn
  • Aurions: Terrier of Aurions.

    • History

    Paul Raymond noted on page 17 of the 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Aurions and Idernes depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye and respectively had 11 and 13 fires.

    Idernes was merged with Aurions in 1844. In 1846 the commune, which had been part of the Canton of Garlin, changed to be part of the Canton 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 Lembeye en Vic-Bilh;
  • the SIVU for Highways in the Canton of Lembeye;
  • the SIVU for the educational grouping of Aurions-Idernes, Arrosès, Séméacq-Blachon, and Moncaup;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  • the inter-communal association for the management of drinking water (SIAEP) of Vic-Bilh Montanérès;

    • Demography

    In 2010 the commune had 110 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 a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • Houses and Farms
  • Fortified Buildings at Aurions-Barsious (Late Middle Ages)
  • Fortified Buildings at Aurions-le-Tétour (Late Middle Ages)

    • Religious heritage

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

  • The Parish Church of Saint Pierre of Aurions (12th century) The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Wayside Cross (19th century)
  • 2 tablecloths for the choir enclosure (19th century)
  • A Pulpit (18th century)
  • An Altar, altar seating, Tabernacle, and a statue (19th century)
  • 4 Altar candlesticks (19th century)
  • A Painting: Christ on the Cross with the Virgin (19th century)
  • A Retable (18th century)
  • A Tabernacle (18th century)
  • Altar seating (18th century)
  • The Main Altar with seating, Tabernacle, Retable, and 4 candlesticks (18th century)
  • The Main Altar (19th century)
    • Church Picture Gallery

    Facilities

    The commune has a nursery school.

    References

    Aurions-Idernes Wikipedia
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