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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Canton
  
Garlin

Area
  
6.06 km²

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Arrondissement
  
Pau

Intercommunality
  
Canton de Garlin

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

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Map of 64330 Baliracq-Maumusson, France

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baliracois or Baliracoises.

Geography

Baliracq-Maumusson is located some 45 km east by north-east of Orthez and 20 km south of Aire-sur-l'Adour. Access to the commune is by the D211 road from Lannecaube in the south which passes through the length of the commune along the eastern side to join the D41 just north of the commune. Access to the village of Baliracq is by Le Moulin road branching from the D211. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.

The Lées river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Adour near Aire-sur-l'Adour. The Gabassot forms the northern border of the commune as it flows east into the Lées. Two other streams rise in the commune and flow into the Lées.

Toponymy

According to Michel Grosclaude the name Baliracq probably came from a Latin man's name Valerus with the Gallo-Roman suffix -acum giving the "Domain of Valerus". For Maumusson he proposed a Gascon man's name: the nickname mau meaning "bad" combined with mus meaning "nose" and the suffix -on giving "unfriendly" or "sullen".

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:

  • Marca: Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn.
  • Carresse:
  • Terrier: Terrier of Baliracq, E 177
  • Reformation: Reformation of Béarn

    • History

    Paul Raymond noted on page 20 of his 1863 dictionary that Baliracq was a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.

    The communes of Baliracq and Maumusson were merged in 1828.

    Administration

    List of Successive Mayors

    Mayors from 1933

    (Not all data is known)

    Inter-communality

    The commune is part of six inter-communal structures:

  • the Community of communes of the Canton of Garlin;
  • the SIVU for roads in the Garlin region;
  • the SIVU for the Lées and its tributaries;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  • the inter-communal association for the supply of drinking water for Luy-Gabas-Lées;
  • the inter-communal association of Five Rivers;

    • Demography

    In 2010 the commune had 145 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 communes 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)

    Civil heritage

    The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Mill at Baliracq (1764)
  • A Farmhouse at Baliracq-Bouquehort (19th century)
  • The Coussié House at Maumusson-Tardan (1742)
  • The Castéra House at Baliracq-Castéra (1742)
  • The Lafon House at Maumusson-Crédey (17th century)
  • The Sansot House at Maumusson-Sansot (19th century)
  • The Chateau de Milly at Maumusson-Florence (18th century)
  • Houses and Farms (18th-19th century)
  • A Fortified Area (Middle Ages)
  • A Fortified Complex (Prehistoric). At a place called Castera the topography has been visibly altered by the hand of man as evidenced by the presence of an ancient fortified complex with major embankments and a circular walkway which is still visible. This could be for high wooden stakes joined together because no stone remains have been found. The works could therefore date to the high Middle Ages although there could be prehistoric remains.

    • Religious heritage

    The Parish Church of Saint Peter (11th century) is registered as an historical monument. The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

    References

    Baliracq-Maumusson Wikipedia
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