| Arricau-Bordes | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Pau |
| Canton: | Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh |
| Insee: | 64052 |
| Postal Code: | 64350 |
| Mayor: | Marie-Odile Rigaud[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Nord-Est Béarn |
| Coordinates: | 43.4942°N -0.1336°W |
| Elevation M: | 284 |
| Elevation Min M: | 140 |
| Elevation Max M: | 299 |
| Area Km2: | 8.10 |
Arricau-Bordes (in French pronounced as /aʁiko bɔʁd/; Occitan (post 1500);: Arricau e Bòrdas) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Arricau-Bordes is located some 12 km north-west of Maubourguet and some 40 km north-east of Pau. Access to the commune is by the D13 road from Cadillon in the north passing through the heart of the commune and through the village then continuing south to Lembeye. The D298 from Aurions-Idernes forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it goes south to join the D13 north of Lembaye. The D228 comes from Séméacq-Blachon in the east and passes through the south of the commune west to Gayon. About 60% of the commune is forested mostly in a north–south belt through the centre with the rest of the commune farmland.[2]
The Lisau river flows through the heart of the commune from the Lac de Castillon just over the southern border to the Lac de Cadillon just over the northern border of the commune.[2]
The commune name in béarnais is Arricau-Bordas.
According to Michel Grosclaude the name Arricau was formed from two Gascon terms: arric, meaning "ravine" or "Thalweg", and cau, meaning "sunken".[4]
Bordes comes from the Occitan borda meaning "house" or "Farm".[5]
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arricau | Arricau | 12th century | Raymond | Marca | Village | ||
| Arricau | 1385 | Raymond | Census | ||||
| Ricau | 14th century | Raymond | Census | ||||
| Arricau-Viele | 1538 | Raymond | Reformation | ||||
| Bordes | Bordas | 11th century | Raymond | Lescar | Village | ||
| Bordes en Vic-Bilh | 1673 | Raymond | Reformation | ||||
| Domengé | L'ostau de Domenger | 1385 | Raymond | Census | Farm | ||
| Lahitole | La Fitola | 1538 | Raymond | Reformation | Hamlet | ||
| Lahitolle | 1673 | Raymond | Reformation | ||||
| Lafitole | 1863 | Raymond | |||||
| La Fitole | 1863 | Raymond | |||||
| Nouguès | Noguer | 1385 | Raymond | Census | Farm | ||
| Saint-Martin | Saint-Martin | 1863 | Raymond | Hamlet |
Sources:
Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. [6]
Origins:
Paul Raymond noted that, in 1385, Arricau and Bordes depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye and had respectively 18 and 12 fires. Arricau then had two parishes: Saint-Martin and Saint-Jacques. The fief of Bordes depended on the Viscounts of Béarn.[6]
Arricau and Bordes were merged between 1861 and 1866.
List of Successive Mayors[10]
| From | To | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2008 | Jean-Paul Cassou | |
| 2008 | 2014 | Frédéric Cerisère | |
| 2014 | 2026 | Marie-Odile Rigaud |
The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:[11]
In 2017 the commune had 108 inhabitants. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1861 and earlier refer to the former commune of Arricau.
The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zones of Madiran, Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh, and Béarn.
The commune has many sites that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has two churches that are registered as historical monuments: