Aubous

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

Aubous
Commune
Aubous Village
Location of Aubous
Aubous
Aubous
Coordinates: 43°34′41″N 0°08′01″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonTerres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh
IntercommunalityCC Luys en Béarn
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) René Paulien
Area
1
3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
48
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64074 /64330
Elevation124–255 m (407–837 ft)
(avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography
Aubous, le village.
The Community Centre
The countryside to the south
The exit from the village

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.[2]

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.[2]

Places and hamlets
  • Brauchet
  • Coulom[3]
  • Dulucq
  • Gentilloun[4]
  • Héouguère
  • Lacourtiade[5]
  • Lahorgue
  • Moulin[6]
  • Paillou
  • Pillourcq[7] or Pilhourcq
  • Plaix
  • Rey[8]
  • Tapounet
  • Troucat

[9]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[2]

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".[10]

The following table details the origins of the commune name.

NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AubousAubos1385Raymond
16
CensusVillage
Auboos14th centuryRaymond
16
Census
Aubons1752Raymond
16
Enumeration
Aubous1750GrosclaudeCassini

Sources:

Origins:

  • Census: Census of Béarn[12]
  • Enumeration: Enumeration of the Viscounty of Béarn[13]
  • Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750[14]

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[15]

FromToNamePartyPosition
19952020René Paulien

(Not all data is known)

Inter-communality

The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:

  • the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn;
  • 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 2017 the commune had 48 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 189—    
1800 199+0.74%
1806 238+3.03%
1821 258+0.54%
1831 268+0.38%
1836 248−1.54%
1841 289+3.11%
1846 289+0.00%
1851 243−3.41%
1856 247+0.33%
1861 255+0.64%
1866 225−2.47%
1872 205−1.54%
1876 193−1.50%
1881 198+0.51%
1886 204+0.60%
1891 156−5.22%
1896 131−3.43%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 114−2.74%
1906 117+0.52%
1911 124+1.17%
1921 113−0.92%
1926 105−1.46%
1931 104−0.19%
1936 98−1.18%
1946 110+1.16%
1954 98−1.43%
1962 77−2.97%
1968 64−3.04%
1975 57−1.64%
1982 65+1.89%
1990 48−3.72%
1999 53+1.11%
2007 51−0.48%
2012 52+0.39%
2017 48−1.59%
Source: EHESS[16] and INSEE[17]
The Town Hall

Economy

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

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

  • The Maison Viau Farmhouse at Lacourtiade (19th century)[5]
  • A Farmhouse at Rey (1796)[8]
  • A Farmhouse at Pillourcq (19th century)[7]
  • A Farmhouse at Coulom (1810)[3]
  • Houses and Farms (18th-19th centuries)[18]
  • A Mill at Moulin (1830)[6]
  • A Campsite (Prehistoric)[19]
  • The Campsite of Caesar at Gentilloun (Prehistoric)[4]

Religious heritage

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

  • The Saint-Quitterie Devotional Fountain (18th century)[20]
  • The Parish Church of Saint-Quitterie (12th century)[21]

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

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Google Maps
  3. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026242 Farmhouse at Coulom (in French)
  4. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026236 Campsite of Caesar (in French)
  5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027493 Maison Viau Farmhouse (in French)
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026240 Mill at Moulin (in French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026243 Farmhouse at Pillourcq (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026244 Farmhouse at Rey (in French)
  9. Géoportail, IGN (in French)
  10. Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2-35068-005-3 (in French)
  11. Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
  12. Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  13. Enumeration of the Viscounty of Béarn - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  14. Cassini Map 1750 - Aubous
  15. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  16. Données Cassini, EHESS
  17. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026241 Houses and Farms (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026237 Campsite (in French)
  20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026239 Saint-Quitterie Devotional Fountain (in French)
  21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026238 Parish Church of Saint-Quitterie (in French)
  22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64000060 Sanctuary Lamp (in French)
  23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64000059 Altar panelling (in French)
  24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001573 Cope and Chasuble (in French)
  25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001572 Bronze Bell (in French)
  26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001571 4 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
  27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001570 Celebrant's Chair (in French)
  28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001569 Painting: Saint-Quitterie (in French)
  29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001568 2 Statues: Saint Peter and Saint Paul (in French)
  30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001567 Retable (in French)
  31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001566 Altar seating and Tabernacle (in French)
  32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001565 Main Altar facing (in French)
  33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001564 Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, Retable, Celebrant's Chair, 4 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
  34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001563 Processional Banner (in French)
  35. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001562 Sanctuary Lamp (in French)
  36. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001561 Bank of Pews (in French)
  37. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001560 2 Banks of Pews (in French)
  38. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001559 Furniture in the Sacristy (in French)
  39. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001558 Suspended Stoup (in French)
  40. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001557 Pulpit (in French)
  41. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001556 Baptismal fonts and a Stoup (in French)
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