Asson

The river Gave de Pau (Adour basin)[4] and its tributaries the Ouzoum[5] and the Béez[6] flow through the commune.

The Ouzoum is fed in Asson by the Ruisseaux of Gerse, Turonnet, de Thouet, le Goulet, d'Incamps, de Berdoulat, and the Arrieucourt which forms the eastern border of the commune (itself fed by the Ruisseau de la Fontaine Béra), and the Hèche, Hau, and Gat. Paul Raymond mentioned in the 1863 dictionary on p. 168[7] another tributary of the Ouzoum called le Touchet which rose in Asson and Arthez-d'Asson.

The Béez is joined in the commune by the Ruisseaux of Landistou, Trubés (itself fed by the Ruisseau de Marlies), Toupiette, Arrouy, Mourté, Lacot (joined in the commune by the Ruisseau de la Sègue), Jupé, Picas, Coudé, and Soulens.

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The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:[20]

• the Communauté de communes du Pays de Nay;
• the association for water and sanitation of Pays de Nay;
• the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
• the inter-communal association of Gave de Pau;
• the joint association for the basin of the Gave de Pau;

There is a Metallic Glasshouse[23] at Lalanne in the Asson zoo[24] built in 1900.

The owners of the Château of Abère[25] have been known since the 12th century.

The Church of Saint Martin

The Church of Saint-Martin, partially dating from the 15th century,[26] contains a Triptych of the Crucifixion[27] from the 16th century.

Asson is a stage on the Chemin du piémont pyrénéen (or el cami deu pé de la coste), a secondary itinerary on the Way of St. James.[28]

The Bétharram Caves

The Grottes de Bétharram (Bétharram Caves) are a series of Caves located on the border between the departments of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées.

Their extent cover some of the communes of Asson and Lestelle-Bétharram in Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre in Hautes-Pyrénées. They can be explored on foot, by boat, or by a small train.

Asson Zoo

Covering five hectares, Asson zoo displays a zoological collection composed of endangered or unusual species in zoos.

Mountains

The following mountain peaks are found in the commune:[8]

• The Castet-Ousset (718 metres)
• The Soum de Camlong (881 metres)
• The Céberi (891 metres)
• The Soum d’Arangou (892 metres)
• The Soum de la Bécole (947 metres)
• The Pène de la Hèche (1,326 metres)
• The Toupiettes (1,357 metres)
• The Soum de Martî-Peyras (1,464 metres)
• The Soume de Moulle (1,544 metres)
• The Peak of Monbula (1,583 metres)

Asson has two primary schools (The école du Bourg and the école du Pont Latapie).

Sports in Asson revolve around the Ladies Handball Championship of France, National 3.

• Asson commune website
• Asson on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Aßon on the 1750 Cassini Map