Baleix
Baleix | |
---|---|
The road into Baleix | |
show Location of Baleix | |
![]() ![]() Baleix | |
Coordinates: 43°22′45″N 0°07′43″W / 43.3792°N 0.1286°WCoordinates: 43°22′45″N 0°07′43″W / 43.3792°N 0.1286°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Pau |
Canton | Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Roustaa |
Area 1 | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 143 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64089 /64460 |
Elevation | 225–354 m (738–1,161 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Baleix is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baleichois or Baleichoises.[2]
Geography[]
Baleix is located in the Montanérès overlooking the Lées Valley some 26 km north-east of Pau and 10 km south of Lembeye. Access to the commune is by the D7 road from Saint-Jammes in the west which passes through the length of the commune and the village and continues east to Casteide-Doat. The D145 comes from Lespourcy in the south-west and passes through the village to continue north to Anoye. Apart from the village there is also the hamlet of Tisné north-east of the village. The commune is mostly farmland with a few scattered small forests.[3]
The Lées flows through the east of the commune from the south and continues north to join the Adour near Aire-sur-l'Adour. The Petit Lées comes from the south and flows north-east through the commune to join the Lées.
Places and hamlets[]
Neighbouring communes and villages[]
Toponymy[]
Michel Grosclaude said that etymologically the name comes from the Gascon Balèch meaning "plateau".[9]
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baleix | Bales | 11th century | Raymond | Lescar | Village | |
Balas | 12th century | Raymond | Marca | |||
Balestoos | 13th century | Raymond | Fors de Béarn | |||
Baleixs | 1385 | Raymond | Census | |||
Balesie | 1402 | Raymond | Census | |||
Baleyxs | 1538 | Raymond | Reformation | |||
Balechs | 1538 | Raymond | Reformation | |||
Balex | 1548 | Raymond | Reformation | |||
Baleix | 1750 | Cassini | ||||
Abarades | Abarades | 1863 | Raymond | Place | ||
Abats | Abats | 1863 | Raymond | Place | ||
Les Artics | Les Articqs | 1769 | Raymond | Terrier | Place | |
La Bielle | La Bielle | 1863 | Raymond | Place | ||
La Haille | Hailhe | 1769 | Raymond | Terrier | Place | |
La Lanusse | La Lanusse | 1863 | Raymond | Place | ||
Peyreblanque | Peyreblanque | 1863 | Raymond | Place | ||
Le Pimi | Lou Pimy | 1769 | Raymond | Terrier | Hamlet | |
Les Plagnius | Plagniux | 1769 | Raymond | Terrier | Place | |
Le Plagniu | 1769 | Raymond | Terrier | |||
Raguette | Raguet | 1769 | Raymond | Terrier | Place | |
Trémoulets | Le Trémoulet | 1863 | Raymond | Place | ||
Le Turocq de Naudy | Le Turocq de Naudy | 1769 | Raymond | Terrier | Place | |
La Turrecolle | La Turequolle | 1769 | Raymond | Terrier | Place | |
La Vignasse | La Vignasse | 1863 | Raymond | Place |
Sources:
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[8]
- Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)[9]
- Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750[10]
Origins:
- Lescar: Cartulary of Lescar[11]
- Marca: Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn.[12]
- Fors de Béarn[13]
- Census: Census of Béarn[13]
- Terrier: The Terrier of Baleix.[14]
History[]
Paul Raymond noted on page 20 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 there were 22 fires and it depended on the bailiwick of Pau. Baleix fief was subject to the Viscounts of Béarn.
The commune has long been occupied as evidenced by the discovery of a fortified camp surrounded by a moat with visible remains of earthworks.
During the medieval period the commune was a member of the Commandery of the Order of Malta of Caubin and Morlaàs.
Administration[]
![]() | This list is incomplete; you can help by . (April 2021) |
From | To | Name |
---|---|---|
1995 | 2001 | Jean Balespouey |
2001 | 2008 | Gérard Balespouey |
2008 | 2026 | Vincent Roustaa |
Inter-communality[]
The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:
- the Communauté de communes du Nord-Est Béarn;
- the SIVOM of the Canton of Montaner;
- the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
- the inter-communal association for the supply of drinking water Luy-Gabas-Lees;
Demography[]
In 2017 the commune had 143 inhabitants.
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: EHESS[16] and INSEE[17] |
Culture and heritage[]
Civil heritage[]
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Farmhouse at Sarthou (18th century)
[7]
- A House at Jean David (18th century)
[6]
- A House at Castille (1623)
[4]
- The Bourdallé House (18th century)
[18]
- The Coulomé Farmhouse (1789)
[19]
- The Bélengou House (18th century)
[20]
- The Arnautou House at Clos (19th century)
[5]
- Houses and Farms (17th-19th century)
[21]
Religious heritage[]
- The Parish Church of Saint-Martin (12th century)
is registered as an historical monument.[22] The Church contains a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects.[22]
See also[]
Bibliography[]
- Archaeological Map of Gaul, Archaeological pre-inventory published under the responsibility of Michel Provost, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Inhabitants of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027133 House at Castiulle (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027129 Arnautou House at Clos (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027134 House at Jean David (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027135 Farmhouse at Sarthou (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (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)
- ^ Cassini Map 1750 – Baleix
- ^ Cartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca (in French)
- ^ Pierre de Marca, Histoire de Bearn, La Veuve Jean Camusat, 1640, 850 pages (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Manuscript from the 18th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Baleix, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027132 Bourdallé House (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027131 Coulomé Farmhouse (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027130 Bélengou House (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027127 Houses and Farms (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027128 Parish Church of Saint-Martin (in French)
External links[]
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baleix. |
- Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques