| Auga | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Pau |
| Canton: | Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh |
| Insee: | 64077 |
| Postal Code: | 64450 |
| Mayor: | David Legros[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Luys en Béarn |
| Coordinates: | 43.4783°N -0.3806°W |
| Elevation M: | 160 |
| Elevation Min M: | 123 |
| Elevation Max M: | 258 |
| Area Km2: | 4.03 |
Auga (in French pronounced as /oɡa/; Occitan (post 1500);: Augar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Auga is located some 20 km north of Pau and 35 km east of Orthez. Access to the commune is by the D40 road which branches off the D944 just south of Méracq and goes south through the length of the commune and the village before continuing to join the D834 near Sauvagnon in the south. The D220 road goes south from the village to Viven. The commune is mostly farmland with scattered forests.[2]
The Pyrénées-Atlantiques Interurban Network bus line has a stop in the commune on route 842 from Malaussanne to Pau.
The Luy de France flows north up the eastern side of the commune and continues north-west to join the Luy de Béarn to form the Luy north-east of Castel-Sarrazin.[2]
The commune name in béarnais is Augar. Michel Grosclaude suggested the etymology is Gascon coming from augar meaning "marshy terrain".
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auga | Algar | 11th century | Raymond | Saint-Pé | Village | ||
| Augar | 13th century | Raymond | |||||
| Augaar | 1385 | Raymond | Census | ||||
| Augaa | 1437 | Raymond | Homages | ||||
| Sent Laurens d'Auguaa | 1538 | Raymond | Reformation | ||||
| Augua | 1544 | Raymond | Reformation | ||||
| Abescat | Abescat | 1673 | Raymond | Reformation | Fief under the Viscounts of Béarn | ||
| Baradat | Baradat | 1863 | Raymond | Place |
Sources:
Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. [4]
Origins:
Auriol Centulle, third son of Centule IV, Viscount of Béarn, and Angèle d'Oloron, was lord of Clarac, Igon, Baudreix, Boeil, and Auga.
Paul Raymond noted on page 17 of the 1863 dictionary that the commune had two Lay Abbeys, vassals of the Viscounts of Béarn: Abadie-Susan and Abadie-Jusan. In 1385, Auga had 22 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. Auga was also a ruffebaronnie, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.[4]
The fief of Abescat was also a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.
List of Successive Mayors[10]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1995 | Alexis Cassoulet | |||
| 1995 | 2001 | Michel Chéret | |||
| 2001 | 2008 | Pierre Dubourdieu | |||
| 2001 | 2014 | Pierre Chéret | PS | Regional Councillor | |
| 2014 | 2020 | Jean-Paul Lacabanne | |||
| 2020 | 2026 | David Legros |
The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:
In 2017 the commune had 153 inhabitants.
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Parish Church of Saint-Laurent (12th century) is registered as a historical monument.[24]
The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
Auga has no primary school as it is part of an inter-communal educational regrouping with Aubin, Bournos, and Doumy.
People from the commune play football at ESBDG (Bournos Doumy Garlède Sports Group)