Aramits Explained

Aramits
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Aramits (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
Arrondissement:Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton:Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1
Insee:64029
Postal Code:64570
Mayor:Jean-François Casaux[1]
Term:2023 - 2026
Coordinates:43.1217°N -0.7261°W
Elevation Min M:212
Elevation Max M:628
Area Km2:29.55

Aramits (in French pronounced as /aʁamits/; Occitan (post 1500);: Aràmits; Basque: Aramitze) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

Location

Aramits is located in part of the Barétous valley, the westernmost of the three main valleys of Béarn crossing the Pyrenees. It is located some 15 km south-west of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and 3 km north of Arette.

Access

Access is by the D919 road from Ance in the north-east to the village then continuing to Lanne-en-Baretous in the south-west. There are also the minor roads D659 from the village north to join the D159 on the northern border and the D133 which goes south from the village to Arette.[2] Bus route 848 of the Inter-urban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, which connects La Pierre Saint-Martin (a ski resort in Arette) to Oloron-Sainte-Marie, has a stop in Aramits.

Hydrography

Located in the drainage basin of the Adour, the commune is bisected from south-west to north-east by : Le Vert a tributary of the Gave d'Oloron which gathers many tributaries of its own in the commune including the Aurone, the Lancy, the Littos, the Talou Gros, and also by the arrècs of Bugalaran, Bitole (as well its tributary the Rachet), Ibarcis, and Labaigt (and by its tributary the Audore). The tributaries of the Joos: the Arriou de Sulu and the Bouhatéko erreka (with the Dragon) also flow through the commune.

Localities and hamlets

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Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Aràmits (according to classical norm of Occitan). For Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, the origin of the name is from the Basque aran ("valley") and -itz (a locative and collective suffix) giving "place of valleys" or "confluence". It would also indicate that the inhabitants were once nicknamed grenouilles (frogs) - a name for the inhabitants of wetlands).

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

Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description
Aramits Aramiçs 1270 Raymond Ossau Village
Aramitz en Baratons 1376 Raymond Luntz
Iramitz 1383 Raymond Luntz
Sent-Vinsens d'Aramitz 1606 Raymond Insinuations
Aramys 1630 Grosclaude Le Païs de Béarn Map
Aramits 1750 Cassini
L'Arrigau lo ariu aperat la Rigau 1538 Raymond Reformation Stream with its source in Arette and joining the Vert in Aramits
L'Arrigas 1863 Raymond
Basques Basques 1863 Raymond Hamlet
La Bourette La Bourette 1863 Raymond Tributary of the Vert which rises in Aramits
Le Bois de Bugangue lo boscq de Buyangue 1477 Raymond Aspe Wood on the territory of Asasp in 1863. The Ruisseau de Bugangue, a tributary of the Mielle which rose in Asasp and Gurmençon in 1863, passed through the wood.
Calangué La Calangue 1863 Raymond A Stream with its source in the Bois de Budangue and joining the Dandarou, a tributary of the Vert.
Gouloume Goulomme 1863 Raymond Wood
La Grange-d'Osse L’Espitau d’Osse 1385 Raymond Census Farm next to the Vert belonging to Pontaut Abbey[4] (Landes) and a fief of the Viscounts of Béarn depending on the bailiwick of Oloron.
La Grange de Osse ab une petite gleysi 1538 Raymond Reformation
Lanne de Haut Lane 1385 Raymond Census Close to another place in Aramits which is now in the commune of Lanne-en-Barétous. It had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385 it was part of the bailiwick of Oloron and had 17 fires.
Lana 1444 Raymond Cour Majour
Sanctus Martinus de Lanne 1673 Raymond Insinuations
Lanne 1863 Raymond
Olivé Oliber 1538 Raymond Reformation Farm
Serreuille Seruilhe 1376 Raymond Military Hamlet
Sarrulhe-Susoo 1385 Raymond Census
Sarrulhe-Jusoo 1385 Raymond Census
Soulou Soulon 1581 Raymond Reformation Farm

Sources:

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

Origins:

History

Paul Raymond on page 7 of his 1863 dictionary that Aramits is the former capital of the Barétous valley and that there were two Lay Abbeys, vassals of the Viscounts of Béarn: The Abadie-Susan and Abadie-Jusan.

He further noted that in 1385 there were 52 fires at Aramits and it depended on the bailiwick of Oloron.[5]

Shortly before (in 1375), the priest of Aramits played the role of mediator in conflicts between the Navarrese and the Bearnese which gave birth to the treaty called the Junta de Roncal, leading to the yearly tribute of the three cows paid by Aramits to Isaba (Spain).

In 1790, the Canton of Aramits also included Esquiule.

On 13 March 2000 Aramits was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 4.2.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[15]

From To Name
1983 1989 Pierre Louis
1989 2014 Daniel Lourtau
2014 2023 Étienne Serna
2023 current Jean-François Casaux

Inter-communality

Aramits is part of five inter-communal structures:

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aramitsiens or Aramitsiennes in French.[16] [17]

Economy

The economy of the town is primarily oriented toward agriculture and livestock (cattle and sheep). It is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone designation of Ossau-iraty.

Culture and Heritage

Religious heritage

The Parish church of Saint-Vincent (17th century) is registered as an historical monument. It was a former Lay Abbey with the remains of a portal from the 17th century but the old church was demolished in 1880. The new Romanesque-Byzantine style church was built from 1884 to 1886.[18]

Environmental heritage

Facilities

Education

The commune has a primary school.

Sports and sports facilities

Rugby Union

the Entente Aramits plays in Fédérale 2. Pierre Capdevielle played there from 1985 to 1994.

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. 30 November 2023. fr.
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aramits,+France/@43.1342994,-0.7199349,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0xd5702fe05d6896d:0x40665174813add0 Google Maps
  3. http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.7261,43.1217&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Géoportail
  4. Pontaut Abbey was founded in 1115 at Mant in Landes department.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  6. [Michel Grosclaude]
  7. http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=-0.7261&lon=43.1217&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1750 – Aramits
  8. Titles of Ossau in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  9. Contracts retained by Luntz, Notary of Béarn in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  10. Manuscripts from the 17th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  11. Titles of Aspe in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and the Accous Town Hall
  12. Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  13. Cour Majour of Béarn, register manuscripts from the 15th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  14. Manuscript from 1376 in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  15. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=22139 List of Mayors of France
  16. https://www.habitants.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques-64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  17. [Brigitte Jobbé-Duval]
  18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée