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Coordinates: 43°08′29″N 0°15′14″W / 43.1414°N 0.2539°WCoordinates: 43°08′29″N 0°15′14″W / 43.1414°N 0.2539°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Pau |
Canton | Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez |
Intercommunality | |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Canton[1] |
Area 1 | 83.02 km2 (32.05 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 2,018 |
• Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64068 /64800 |
Elevation | 255–1,848 m (837–6,063 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Asson is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Assonais.[3]
Geography[]
Asson is a large commune in the Ouzom Valley some 30 km south by south-east of Pau and 35 km east by south-east of Oloron-Sainte-Marie which almost completely surrounds the commune of Arthez-d'Asson. The south-eastern border of the commune is the border between the departments of Pyrenees-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées. Access to the commune is by the D 35 road from Igon in the east which passes through the village and continues west to Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget. The D 36 road comes from Nay in the north to join the D 35 just west of the village. The D 126 road goes south from the village to Arthez-d'Asson. The D 226 branches from the D 126 and goes east by a circuitous route to Lestelle-Betharram. The southern half of the commune is mountainous and heavily forested while the north is farmland with scattered small patches of forest.[4]
The Pyrénées-Atlantiques Interurban Network of buses has a stop in the commune on route 810 from Lys to Pau
Hydrography[]
The river Gave de Pau (Adour basin)[5] and its tributaries the Ouzoum[6] and the Béez[7] flow through the commune.
The Ouzoum is fed in Asson by the Ruisseaux of Gerse, Turonnet, de Thouet, le Goulet, d'Incamps, de Berdoulat, and the Arrieucourt which forms the eastern border of the commune (itself fed by the Ruisseau de la Fontaine Béra), and the Hèche, Hau, and Gat. Paul Raymond mentioned in the 1863 dictionary on p. 168[8] another tributary of the Ouzoum called le Touchet which rose in Asson and Arthez-d'Asson.
The Béez is joined in the commune by the Ruisseaux of Landistou, Trubés (itself fed by the Ruisseau de Marlies), Toupiette, Arrouy, Mourté, Lacot (joined in the commune by the Ruisseau de la Sègue), Jupé, Picas, Coudé, and Soulens.
Places and hamlets[]
- Arnaude
- Arrestouilh
- Arrioucourt[8]
- Arrouaus
- Aubuchou
- Ausone
- Barrabourg
- Bascou
- Batailles[8]
- Bélile
- Bellocq (Pass - 437 metres)
- Berdeu
- Berdoulat
- Berduc
- Bernadou
- Bernatas
- Betbeu
- Betcabe
- Betpède
- Bonnehon
- Bourdila
- Bourié
- Brau
- Brouquet
- Brune
- Busoc
- Cabalou
- Carache
- Cassagne
- Cassou
- Castella
- Castet Mauheit
- Castet-Oussès[8]
- Catala
- Cayeré
- Cotbracq
- Cot de Hosse
- Les Courades
- La Courgue
- Les Crabes
- Crouseilles
- Dagues
- Donzelot
- Douasous
- Dourron
- Ermitage d'Asson
- Espagna (ruins)
- Espoune-Carbou
- Estradère[8]
- Fradi
- Gabouil
- Galibet
- Le Garroc Blanc
- Gestou
- Gourgues (vale of)
- Grabot[8]
- Gracié
- Guillamasse
- Herran
- Hourc
- Hourcségou
- Hourquet
- Labarrère (mill)
- Labat
- Labedays
- Labielle
- Lacoume
- Lalanne[8]
- Lamothe
- Lanardonne
- Larban[8]
- Larruhat
- Lartigue
- Lasque
- Latapie (bridge)
- Loustalot
- Luppé (château)
- Mandrou
- Mansiou
- Marcadet
- Massey
- Matocq
- Mesplé
- Milhet
- Monge
- Montguillalou
- Montguillet
- Jean Moulié
- Mounicou
- Nabarrà
- Naspret
- Nérios
- Nougué
- L’Oustau
- Pabine
- Palu[8]
- Pédeprade
- Péré
- Peyrade
- Peyroutet
- Pladepousaux
- Pousaux
- Pradou
- Regourt
- Rouby
- Sanguinet
- Sanguinet (pass - 512 metres)
- Sarrailhé
- Sarraméda
- Sendou
- Teich (pass - 1034 metres)
- Teulère
- Thou
- Thouet
- Touyarou
- Trencade (pass - 1273 metres)
Neighbouring communes and villages[]
Toponymy[]
The commune name in béarnais is also Asson. Michel Grosclaude said that the name probably comes from the basque aitz/as ("rocky point") with the locative suffix -on, giving "place where there is a high point".[10]
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
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Asson | Assoo | 11th century | Raymond | Saint-Pé | Village | |
Assonium | 1100 | Raymond | Titles of Mifaget | |||
Villa quœ vocatur Asso | 12th century | Raymond | Lescar | |||
Assun | 13th century | Raymond | Fors de Béarn | |||
La vegarie d'Asson | 1450 | Raymond | Cour Majour | |||
Saint-Martin d'Asson | 1790 | Raymond | ||||
Asson | Cassini | Cassini Map 1750 | ||||
Abère | Abera | 1546 | Raymond | Reformation | Fief | |
Arribabès | Arribebes | 1675 | Raymond | Reformation | Hamlet | |
Arribabès | 1863 | Raymond | ||||
Arribarrouy | Arribarroy | 1675 | Raymond | Reformation | Hamlet | |
Arribarrouy | 1863 | Raymond | ||||
Arribebot | Arribebot | 1675 | Raymond | Reformation | Hamlet | |
Arriutoulet | Arriutoulet | 1863 | Raymond | Hamlet | ||
Artigaux | Artigaux | 1863 | Raymond | A Hamlet in the area of the former commune of Lestelle | ||
Arrieucourt | Arrioucourt | A stream that rises in Asson and Igon and joins the Ouzom | ||||
Arriucourbe | 1863 | Raymond | ||||
Bataille | L’ariu de Bathalhes | 1501 | Raymond | Notaries of Nay | A stream having its source in Asson and flowing to the Béez | |
Le Bataillès | 1863 | Raymond | ||||
Les Bengues | Les Bengues | 1675 | Raymond | Reformation | Hamlet | |
Brocq | Brocq | 1863 | Raymond | 36 | Farm | |
Cami | L’ostau deu Cami | 1385 | Raymond | Census | Farm | |
Cami | 1863 | Raymond | ||||
Castet-Oussès | Castet-Ousses | 1863 | Raymond | The mountains between Asson and Arthez-d'Asson | ||
Claverie | L'ostau de Claveria | 1538 | Raymond | Reformation | Fief | |
Claverie | 1863 | Raymond | ||||
Chemin de Clerguet | lo cami Clargues | 1536 | Raymond | Reformation | A path that started at Clarac, crossed Asson and Igon, and was the border between Asson and Nay | |
le cami Claragues | 1536 | Raymond | Reformation of Béarn | |||
le grant camii aperat Clergues | 1547 | Raymond | Reformation | |||
Chemin de Clerguet | 1863 | Raymond | ||||
Couts-Dedans et Couts-Dehors | Fore-Couts | 1547 | Raymond | Reformation | Hamlet | |
Cootz | 1581 | Raymond | Reformation of Béarn | |||
Dedans-couts et Fore-Couts | 1675 | Raymond | Reformation | |||
Le chemin d’Estradère | Le chemin d’Estradère | 1863 | Raymond | A path that went from Asson to Arthez-d’Asson over the mountain | ||
La Fourcade | La Fourcade | 1863 | Raymond | Farm | ||
Grabot | Martinet de Grabaud | 1771 | Raymond | Intendance | Ironworks | |
Hermitage | Lo Castet d'Assoo | 1538 | Raymond | Reformation | Ancient mound. Isaac Vergès of Nay built a monastery (Hermitage) on the mound in the 17th century | |
la Bielle d'Asson | 1675 | Raymond | Reformation | |||
Lalanne | Lalanne | 1863 | Raymond | Hamlet | ||
Larban | Larban | 1540 | Raymond | Reformation | Farm | |
Minvielle | la maison noble de Mainvielle | 1673 | Raymond | Reformation | Fief of Asson, Vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn | |
Palu | Paluu | 1385 | Raymond | Census | Farm | |
Palu | 1863 | Raymond | ||||
Les Pandelles | las Pandeles | 1443 | Raymond | Cour Majour | Farm | |
Les Pandelles | 1863 | Raymond | ||||
Subercaze | la maison noble de Subercase | 1684 | Raymond | Reformation | Fief subject to the Viscounts of Béarn | |
Les Pandelles | 1863 | Raymond |
- Sources
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrénées, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[8]
- Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)[10]
- Saint-Pé: Cartulary of the Abbey of Saint-Pé[11]
- Reformation: Reformation of Béarn[12]
- Lescar: Cartulary of Lescar[13]
- Census: Census of Béarn[14]
- Fors de Béarn[14]
- Intendance: Intendance of Pau[15]
- Cour Majour: Regulations of the Cour Majour[16]
- Notaries of Nay[17]
- Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750[18]
History[]
Paul Raymond[8] noted on p. 14 that before 1232 Asson was localised near the place called the Hermitage and that there was a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.
The village signed a Charter of Emancipation on 4 January 1282[19] with the consent of Gaston VII, Viscount of Béarn.
In 1385, Asson had 57 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Nay.[8]
Asson came under the Notary of Nay as did Angaïs, Arros, Arthez-d'Asson, Baliros, Baudreix, Bénéjacq, Beuste, Boeil, Bordères, Bosdarros, Clarac, Coarraze, Igon, Lagos, Lestelle, Mirepeix, Montaut, Nay, Pardies, and Saint-Abit.
Administration[]
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List of Successive Mayors[20]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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1947 | 1989 | Jean Labarrère | General Councillor | |
1989 | 2008 | Laurent Aubuchou-Aurioux | UMP | |
2008 | 2014 | Patrick Moura | ||
2014 | 2026 | Marc Canton | UDI |
Inter-communality[]
The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:[21]
- the Communauté de communes du Pays de Nay;
- the association for water and sanitation of Pays de Nay;
- the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
- the inter-communal association of Gave de Pau;
- the joint association for the basin of the Gave de Pau;
Demography[]
In 2017 the commune had 2,031 inhabitants.
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Source: EHESS[22] and INSEE[23] |
Economy[]
The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty and has protected geographical indications (PGI) namely: Tarbais haricots, Tomme des Pyrénées, Duck foie gras of the South-west, and Bayonne ham.
Culture and heritage[]
The local language is occitan-gascon, called locally béarnais. A bilingual class offers courses in béarnais in the commune school from kindergarten to CM2.
Civil heritage[]
There is a Metallic Glasshouse[24] at Lalanne in the Asson zoo[25] built in 1900.
The owners of the Château of Abère[26] have been known since the 12th century.
Religious heritage[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Eglise_d%27Asson.jpg/220px-Eglise_d%27Asson.jpg)
The Church of Saint-Martin, partially dating from the 15th century,[27] contains a Triptych of the Crucifixion[28] from the 16th century.
Asson is a stage on the Chemin du piémont pyrénéen (or el cami deu pé de la coste), a secondary itinerary on the Way of St. James.[29]
Environmental heritage[]
- The Bétharram Caves
- The Grottes de Bétharram (Bétharram Caves) are a series of Caves located on the border between the departments of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées.
- Their extent cover some of the communes of Asson and Lestelle-Bétharram in Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre in Hautes-Pyrénées. They can be explored on foot, by boat, or by a small train.
- Asson Zoo
- Covering five hectares, Asson zoo displays a zoological collection composed of endangered or unusual species in zoos.
- Mountains
The following mountain peaks are found in the commune:[9]
- The Castet-Ousset (718 metres)
- The Soum de Camlong (881 metres)
- The Céberi (891 metres)
- The Soum d’Arangou (892 metres)
- The Soum de la Bécole (947 metres)
- The Pène de la Hèche (1,326 metres)
- The Toupiettes (1,357 metres)
- The Soum de Martî-Peyras (1,464 metres)
- The Soume de Moulle (1,544 metres)
- The Peak of Monbula (1,583 metres)
Facilities[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Ecole_d%27Asson.jpg/220px-Ecole_d%27Asson.jpg)
Éducation[]
Asson has two primary schools (The école du Bourg and the école du Pont Latapie).
Sport[]
Sports in Asson revolve around the Ladies Handball Championship of France, National 3.
See also[]
External links[]
- Asson commune website
- Asson on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aßon on the 1750 Cassini Map
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Inhabitants of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Google Maps
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Gave de Pau (Q---0100)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Ouzom (Q48-0400)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Béez (Q50-0400)".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrénées, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Géoportail, IGN (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2 35068 005 3 (in French)
- ^ Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn (in French)
- ^ Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Cartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Titles of the intendance of Pau - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Cour Majour of Béarn, register manuscripts from the 15th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Cassini Map 1750 - Asson
- ^ Charter of Emancipation of Asson Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 23 April 2012 (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Asson, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA64000039 Metallic Glasshouse (in French)
- ^ The Glasshouse on the commune website Archived June 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ The Château of Abère on the commune website Archived December 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ The Church of Saint-Martin on the commune website Archived December 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64000056 Statue: (in French)
- ^ Asson, Stage of the Chemin du Piémont on the commune website Archived December 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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