Artiguelouve (French pronunciation: [aʁtiɡluv]; Occitan: Artigaloba) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Artiguelouve
View of Artiguelove
View of Artiguelove
Coat of arms of Artiguelouve
Location of Artiguelouve
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Artiguelouve is located in France
Artiguelouve
Artiguelouve
Artiguelouve is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Artiguelouve
Artiguelouve
Coordinates: 43°19′07″N 0°28′26″W / 43.3186°N 0.4739°W / 43.3186; -0.4739
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonLescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long
IntercommunalityCA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Denax[1]
Area
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10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,005
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64060 /64230
Elevation137–300 m (449–984 ft)
(avg. 156 m or 512 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Grocery in Artiguelouve
 
Entry to the village
 
Exit from the village

Artiguelouve is located in the urban area of Pau some 8 km north-west of Pau and 3 km south-west of Lescar. Access to the commune is by road D2 from Laroin in the south-east passing through the north-east of the commune and continuing north-west to Pardies. The D509 connects the D2 to the D817 across the river. The D804 branches off the D2 in the commune and goes west along the northern fringe of the town and continues to Arbus. Access to the centre of the town is by the D146 which branches off the D804 and goes south through the town and continues to Aubertin. The residential area of the town occupies about 10% of the commune with the rest mixed forest and farmland.[3]

Bus Route 802 from Artix to Pau of the Interurban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques has a stop in the commune.

The Gave de Pau runs along the north-eastern border of the commune and passes through the north of the commune flowing north-west. The Juscle river flows from the south of the commune to near the town then flows north-west parallel to the Gave de Pau until it eventually joins the Gave de Pau near Tarsacq.

Places and Hamlets

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  • Baïlot
  • Barat
  • Barrailh
  • Les Barthes
  • Bénou
  • Biroulet
  • Bordenave
  • Brouquisse
  • Castagnous
  • Castéra
  • Cinquau
  • Coudelounguet
  • Duran
  • Le Gras
  • Grassa
  • Guillou
  • Haget
  • Lacoste
  • Lacoude
  • Lacoustète
  • Lansolles
  • Larréheuga
  • Lassauque
  • Loumède
  • Loustau
  • Milhé
  • Cité des Mimosas
  • Mirande
  • Mondet
  • Ogeu (fountain)
  • Paille
  • Pélou
  • Peyreblanque
  • Piqueur
  • Pucheu
  • Puyade
  • Les Sagettes
  • Salaberthe
  • Serra
  • Tuquet
  • Turon
  • Le Vert Galant

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Toponymy

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Artiguelouve in 1926

Artiguelouve (meaning "clearing of wolves" in the béarnaise definition), comes from 'artiga which means "clearing"[4] or "fallow land"[5] and the oronym lob ("height").[4]

The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.

Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description
Artiguelouve Artiguelouve 12th century Raymond
14
Marca Village
Artiguelobe 1220 Raymond
14
Order of Malta
Artigaloba 1286 Raymond
14
Titles of Fiefdom E267
Artiguelobe 1385 Grosclaude Census
Artigaloba 1286 Raymond
14
Titles of Fiefdom E267
Artigaloube 1630 Marca
450
Artigueloube 1630 Marca
256
Artigalouve 1750 Cassini
Ardos Ardaos 1101 Raymond
9
Lescar Hamlet (destroyed), Fief, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn, belonged to the Jurors of Lescar
Nardos 1449 Raymond
9
Cour Major
Ardoos 1538 Raymond
9
Reformation

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Origins:

History

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Paul Raymond noted on page 14 of his 1863 dictionary that, in 1385, Artiguelouve had 28 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. The commune was a dependency of the Marquisate of Gassion and, with Poey, formed the jurisdiction of a notary.[6]

Heraldry

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Arms of Artiguelouve
These arms do not comply with the Rule of tincture: Or on Argent is not allowed

Blazon:
Quarterly, 1 and 4 Azure, a crescent of Argent between three mullets of Or; 2 Argent, two wolves of Or rampant confronting; 3 a cow of Or collared and belled the same surmounted by a crown of a Marquis the same.



Administration

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Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[14]

From To Name
1995 2001 Claude Ducasse
2001 2014 Eline Gosset
2014 2026 Jean-Marc Denax

Inter-communality

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The Chateau of Artiguelouve

The commune is part of seven inter-communal structures:

  • the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées;
  • the SIVU for nursing home care for senior citizens in the Canton of Lescar;
  • the AEP association of Gave and Baise;
  • the association for the management of the drainage basin of the Juscle and its tributaries;
  • the Sanitation association for the communes of the valleys of the Juscle and the Baise;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  • the inter-communal association for defence against flooding of the Gave de Pau;

Demography

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Artiguelouviens or Artiguelouviennes in French.[15]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 480—    
1800 464−0.48%
1806 427−1.38%
1821 606+2.36%
1831 673+1.05%
1836 662−0.33%
1841 674+0.36%
1846 682+0.24%
1851 660−0.65%
1856 603−1.79%
1861 590−0.43%
1866 545−1.57%
1872 590+1.33%
1876 600+0.42%
1881 577−0.78%
1886 561−0.56%
1891 545−0.58%
1896 551+0.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 541−0.37%
1906 541+0.00%
1911 493−1.84%
1921 438−1.18%
1926 445+0.32%
1931 409−1.67%
1936 386−1.15%
1946 413+0.68%
1954 448+1.02%
1962 552+2.64%
1968 549−0.09%
1975 678+3.06%
1982 822+2.79%
1990 898+1.11%
1999 1,252+3.76%
2007 1,468+2.01%
2012 1,595+1.67%
2017 1,621+0.32%
Source: EHESS[16] and INSEE[17]
 
Cinquau around 1899
 
Wines of Jurançon

Economy

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The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zones of Jurançon AOC, Béarn AOC, and Ossau-iraty.

Culture and heritage

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Religious heritage

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The Church of Saint Michel

The Church of Saint-Michel (15th century) is registered as a historical monument. [18]

Facilities

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Education

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The School

The commune has a school grouping consisting of two kindergarten classes and five primary school class (Marc Dugène School Group[4][19]) as well as a library / media centre.

Sports and Sports facilities

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The Artiguelouve Golf Course and also that of Billère are the two golf courses in the Pau area. La Maison des sports[19] was opened on 29 May 2010.

Le FC3A is a football club and school for players from Artiguelouve, Arbus, and Aubertin.[19]

Notable people linked to the commune

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Google Maps
  4. ^ a b c Miey de Béarn - Artiguelouve website (in French)
  5. ^ a b Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2-90916-041-6 (in French)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ a b Pierre de Marca, Histoire de Bearn, La Veuve Jean Camusat, 1640, 850 pages (in French)
  8. ^ Cassini Map 1750 – Artiguelouve
  9. ^ Titles of the Order of Malta in the Departmental Archives of Haute-Garonne (in French)
  10. ^ Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  11. ^ Cartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca (in French)
  12. ^ Cour Majour of Béarn, register manuscripts from the 15th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  13. ^ Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  14. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  15. ^ Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
  16. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Artiguelouve, EHESS (in French).
  17. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000555 Church of Saint-Michel (in French)
  19. ^ a b c Official website of the commune
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