Abos, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Explained

Abos
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Abos (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
Arrondissement:Pau
Canton:Le Cœur de Béarn
Insee:64005
Postal Code:64360
Mayor:Jean-Pierre Cazalère[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Lacq-Orthez
Coordinates:43.3589°N -0.5619°W
Elevation M:123
Elevation Min M:108
Elevation Max M:250
Area Km2:8.45
Demonym:Abosiens, Abosiennes

Abos (in French pronounced as /abɔs/; Occitan (post 1500);: Abòs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Geography

Location

Abos is located 15 km north-west of Pau and 20 km southeast of Lescar, on the left bank of the Gave de Pau which is the north east boundary of the commune. Highway D2 (Route de Pau) passes through the commune; however, this route bypasses the village and Route D2002 must be taken to enter the village. The southeastern boundary of the commune is formed by Highway D229 (Chateau d'Abos).[2]

Hydrography

The commune is located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, with the Gave de Pau in the northeast and a number of streams in the commune feed into the La Baise river (and its tributary, the old channel of the mill, itself fed by the Arrious Brook) and Juscle.

Localities and hamlets

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Neighbouring municipalities

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Toponymy

The name Abos is mentioned in 1116 and 1234[4] (Pierre de Marca[5]) and in the 13th century[6] (Fors de Béarn[7]).

It also appears in the forms:

Michel Grosclaude proposed a Latin etymology of Avus with the aquitaine suffix -ossum.[4]

The commune name in Béarnais is Abòs (according to the conventional standard of Occitan).

Aubrun was a farm in Abos which was mentioned in 1538 as La boyrie aperade d'Aubrun,[11] Reformation of Béarn B. 637[9] in the 1863 dictionary.

Cap de Castel is a hamlet in Abos mentioned by the dictionary in 1863.[12]

Paul Raymond said in 1863 that the Chateau of Abos or Castet-d'Abos, was a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.[13]

Donadon was a fief under the Viscounts of Béarn, mentioned in 1538[14] (reformation of Béarn[9]).

The fief of Idernes was a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn and appeared in the forms:

Maucor was a fief of Abos, cited with the spelling of L'ostau de Maucoo in 1385[16] in the Census of Béarn.[7] This fief was a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn then restored to the Bailiwick of Lagor and Pardies as was Saint Jean, another fief of Abos, also mentioned in 1385[17] (Census of Béarn[7]) in the form of L'ostau de Sent-Johan d'Abos.

Saint-Laurent, a hamlet and fief of Abos under the Viscounts of Béarn, was also restored to the Bailiwick of Lagor and Pardies. It was mentioned in the forms Sent-Laurentz d'Abos (1343,[18] Notaries of Pardies[8]) and Saint-Laurens d'Abos (1674,[18] Reformation of Béarn [9]).

History

Paul Raymond[6] noted that the commune had a Lay Abbey a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn and in 1385, Abos depended on the bailiwick of Lagos and Pardies with 49 fires.

The Lord of Abos was of the first rank after the Barons (called ruffebaron) of Béarn.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Abos[19]

From To Name Party
1995 2014 Jean-Marie Cazalère
2014 2026 Jean-Pierre Cazalère DVD

Inter-communality

The town is a member of nine inter-communal organisations:[20]

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abosiens or Abosiennes in French.[21]

Economy

The commune is part of the Jurançon AOC and Béarn AOC vineyard regions. Activity in the commune is mainly agricultural (livestock and corn).

The commune is also part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone designation of Ossau-Iraty cheese.

Culture and Heritage

Religious Heritage

The Church of Saint John the Baptist[22] dates to the 19th century.

Facilities

The town has a primary school.

Notable people linked to the commune

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Abos/@43.3507237,-0.5430781,6645m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0xd5659bc7e2a9509:0x40665174813af50?hl=en Google Maps
  3. http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.5619,43.3589&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Géoportail
  4. [Michel Grosclaude]
  5. According to Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  7. Manuscript of the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  8. Notaries of Pardies - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  9. Manuscript of the 16th to the 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  10. http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.3589&lon=-0.5619&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1750 - Abos
  11. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  12. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  13. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  14. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  15. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  16. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  17. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  18. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  19. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=22117 List of Mayors of France
  20. https://archive.today/20121218080613/http://comdpt.pyrenees-atlantiques.pref.gouv.fr/ComDpt64/ComGrp.php?siren=216400051&licom=Abos Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 9 November 2011
  21. https://www.habitants.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques-64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  22. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée