Agnos Explained

Agnos
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton:Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1
Insee:64007
Postal Code:64400
Mayor:André Bernos[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Haut Béarn
Coordinates:43.164°N -0.618°W
Elevation M:250
Elevation Min M:247
Elevation Max M:535
Area Km2:9.18

Agnos (in French pronounced as /aɲɔs/; Occitan (post 1500);: Anhòs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Agnos is part of the urban area (unité urbaine) of Oloron-Sainte-Marie.[2]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Agnosiens or Agnosiennes.[3]

Geography

Agnos is located just 2 km south of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and some 25 km southwest of Pau. It can be accessed on the D155 road from Bidos in the northeast coming southwest to the village then continuing southeast to Gurmençon. The D555 road also passes through the commune from the north and joins the D155 northeast of the village.[4] The commune is mixed farmland and forests with the forests scattered throughout the commune.

The river Mielle, a tributary of the Gave d'Oloron (Adour basin), flows through the commune.

Places and hamlets

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Anhos. Michel Grosclaude suggested that Agnos came from a Latin man's name Annius with an Aqitaine suffix -ossum the whole meaning "domain of Annius".

The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.

Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description
Agnos Anhos 1364 Raymond Village
Aynhos 14th century Raymond Census
Aignos 1675 Raymond Reformation
Agnos 18th century Grosclaude
Agnos 1750 Cassini
La Baig La Baig 1863 Raymond Forest

Sources:

Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. [5]

Origins:

History

Paul Raymond noted on page 3 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Agnos had seventeen fires and depended on the bailiwick of Oloron.[5]

The commune was merged with Gurmençon on 1 February 1973 to form the commune called Val-du-Gave d'Aspe. It was restored to its previous status on 1 January 1983.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agnos[10]

Inter-communality

The town is part of five inter-communal organisations:

Economy

The activity of the commune is mainly agricultural (farming, polyculture). The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) of ossau-iraty.

Culture and heritage

Religious Heritage

The Church has a Trinitarian steeple (the presence of a Bell-gable or campenard). It contains many items which are registered as historical objects (although some were destroyed by fire in 1968):

Environmental heritage

The Forests of Bugangue[18] and Labaigt are inter-association woods managed by the National Office of Forests (ONF)[19] which provide valuable shelter for preserving local flora and fauna. Many species are protected. An arboretum is a result of collaboration with the ONF.[20]

The Mielle, a small stream that rises in Agnos, is listed in the Natura 2000 program for three rare species: white-clawed crayfish, European pond turtles, and the rare European mink which does not exist anywhere in France except in the south-west.

The Pyrenees are rich in scenery and the village of Agnos is the starting point of one of the most attractive routes for cycling across the foothills: From Agnos to Mail Arrouil and back (four hours of cycling or seven hours of walking) in a variety of environments, moors, rocks, meadows with views of the Pyrenees. This route, like many others, is managed by the local hiking plan of the Community of communes of Piémont Oloronais (CCPO).[21]

Facilities

AssociationsThe model aircraft club[22] welcomes its members in the Sayette neighborhood.
EducationThe town has a primary school.
Multi-Media LibraryThe Multi-media library project of the CCPO identified the municipal library of Agnos as a relay point.
Sports and sports equipmentThe basketball club merged with that of Asasp in 2006 to form BCHB (Basketball Club of Haut-Bearn).

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. 2 December 2020. fr. 10 April 2021. 17 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201217105527/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503. live.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM64007-agnos Commune d'Agnos (64007)
  3. Web site: Le nom des habitants du 64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques - Habitants. www.habitants.fr. 2022-11-12. 2024-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20240818095847/https://www.habitants.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques-64. live.
  4. Web site: Agnos · France. Agnos · France.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  6. [Michel Grosclaude]
  7. Web site: France 1750 - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. rumsey.geogarage.com. 2014-09-03. 2024-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20240818095848/http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=-0.618&lon=43.164&zoom=13. live.
  8. Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  9. Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  10. Web site: francegenweb.org - votre service benevole d'assistance genealogique. Robert. Weinland. www.francegenweb.org. 2014-09-03. 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064352/http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=22119. live.
  11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
  12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
  13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
  14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
  15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
  16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
  17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy
  18. Web site: amisdebugangue.fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20130818103555/http://www.amisdebugangue.fr/. dead. August 18, 2013. www.amisdebugangue.fr.
  19. Web site: Office national des forêts. Office national des forêts. 2022-11-12. 2024-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20240818100016/https://www.onf.fr/. live.
  20. Web site: Village d'Agnos. www.agnos.fr.
  21. Web site: Accueil. Communauté de commune du Haut-Béarn. 2022-11-12. 2014-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219200225/http://www.hautbearn.fr/. live.
  22. Web site: Bienvenue au Club de Aéromodélisme d'Agnos/Oloron . https://web.archive.org/web/20130628035406/http://aeromodelisme-agnos.com/. dead. June 28, 2013. ww1.aeromodelisme-agnos.com.