Arget (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɛt]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is part of the traditional province of Béarn.
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 An old farmhouse in Arget | |
Location of Arget  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°32′38″N 0°31′38″W / 43.5439°N 0.5272°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Artix et Pays de Soubestre |
| Intercommunality | Luys en Béarn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Soustra[1] |
Area 1 | 4.00 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 79 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64044 /64410 |
| Elevation | 75–182 m (246–597 ft) (avg. 131 m or 430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editArget is located some 18 km north-east of Orthez and 12 km south-east of Hagetmau on the border between Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Landes departments. It can be accessed by the D264 road from Montagut in the east passing through the commune and the village (of 2 buildings) and continuing south-west to Casteide-Candau. The commune has quite large areas of forest in the west but is mostly farmland.[3]
Several streams rise in the commune with the Hourquet forming the north-western border as it flows north-east to join the Ruisseau de la Rance at the northern tip of the commune. The Rance forms the north-eastern border as it flows north-west. The south-eastern border also consists of an unnamed stream which joins the Rance just outside the eastern tip of the commune.[3]
Places and hamlets
editNeighbouring communes and villages
editToponymy
editThe commune name in béarnais is Arget.
Michel Grosclaude was unable to justify the local belief that the name means "sandy place" from arena (meaning "sand") with the collective suffix -etum (giving arenetum then arenet then areet then ariet), and could not conclude other than "of uncertain origin and meaning".[11]
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arget | Argiet | 1383 | Raymond | 10 |
Luntz | Village |
| Arzet | 1695 | Raymond | 10 |
Order of Malta | ||
| Arget | 1750 | Cassini |
Sources:
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[12]
- Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)[11]
Origins:
- Luntz:[13]
- Order of Malta: Titles of the Order of Malta[14]
History
editPaul Raymond noted on page 10 of his 1863 dictionary that Arget depended on the Commandery of Malta of Caubin and Morlaàs and on the Barony of Moustrou, built in 1647, and was a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.[12]
Administration
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List of Successive Mayors[15]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2001 | Chantal Gallenmuller |
| 2001 | 2026 | Thierry Soustra |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Argétois or Argétoises in French.[16]
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Culture and heritage
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Civil heritage
editArget has many farms that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Farmhouse at Hourcq (1832)
[7] - The Menusé farm at Pourtique (1897) [8]
- The Lajournade farm at Pourtique (18th century) [19]
- The Pemeste farm at Hourcq (1797) [20]
- Houses and Farms [21]
- A Farmhouse at Boué (1905) [4]
- A Farmhouse at Hibet (1871) [6]
- A Farmhouse at Carrèrot (1898) [5]
- A Farmhouse at Touroun (18th century) [9]
Religious heritage
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The Parish Church of Notre Dame (12th century)
is registered as an historical monument.[22] It contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
Notable people linked to the commune
edit- Annie Beustes, born Annie Campagne, is a New Caledonian politician, born on 15 August 1945 in Arget.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000066 Farmhouse at Boué (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000063 Farmhouse at Carrèrot (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000064 Farmhouse at Hibet (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000061 Farmhouse at Hourcq (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000059 Menusé farm at Pourtique (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000060 Farmhouse at Touroun (in French)
- ^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
- ^ a b Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2-35068-005-3 (in French)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Contracts retained by Luntz, Notary of Béarn in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Titles of the Order of Malta in the Departmental Archives of Haute-Garonne (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arget, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000065 Lajournade farm at Pourtique (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000062 Pemeste farm at Hourcq (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000135 Houses and Farms (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000001 Parish Church of Notre Dame (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002827 Furniture in the Church (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002780 Supplementary list of Furniture in the Church (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002651 Bronze Processional Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002650 Wooden Processional Cross (in French)
External links
edit- Arget on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Arget on the 1750 Cassini Map
