Auga (French pronunciation: [oɡa]; Occitan: Augar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
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| Coordinates: 43°28′42″N 0°22′50″W / 43.4783°N 0.3806°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh |
| Intercommunality | CC Luys en Béarn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Legros[1] |
Area 1 | 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 179 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64077 /64450 |
| Elevation | 123–258 m (404–846 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAuga 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.[3]
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.[3]
Places and hamlets
editNeighbouring communes and villages
editToponymy
editThe commune name in béarnais is Augar. Michel Grosclaude suggested the etymology is Gascon coming from augar meaning "marshy terrain".[13]
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 | 16 |
Saint-Pé | Village |
| Augar | 13th century | Raymond | 16 |
Fors de Béarn | ||
| Augaar | 1385 | Raymond | 16 |
Census | ||
| Augaa | 1437 | Raymond | 16 |
Homages | ||
| Sent Laurens d'Auguaa | 1538 | Raymond | 16 |
Reformation | ||
| Augua | 1544 | Raymond | 16 |
Reformation | ||
| Abescat | Abescat | 1673 | Raymond | 2 |
Reformation | Fief under the Viscounts of Béarn |
| Baradat | Baradat | 1863 | Raymond | 20 |
Place |
Sources:
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[14]
- Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)[13]
Origins:
History
editAuriol 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.[14]
The fief of Abescat was also a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.
Administration
edit
List of Successive Mayors[19]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1995 | Alexis Cassoulet | ||
| 1995 | 2001 | Michel Chéret | PS | |
| 2001 | 2008 | Pierre Dubourdieu | ||
| 2001 | 2014 | Pierre Chéret | PS | Regional Councillor |
| 2014 | 2020 | Jean-Paul Lacabanne | ||
| 2020 | 2026 | David Legros |
Inter-communality
editThe commune is part of four inter-communal structures:
- the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn;
- the AEP association of Arzacq;
- the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
- the inter-communal association of Aubin-Auga-Doumy-Bournos;
Demography
editIn 2017 the commune had 153 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage
editCivil heritage
editThe commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Haou Blacksmith's House (19th century)
[8] - A House at Haou (19th century) [22]
- A Farmhouse at Pellarouy (17th century) [11]
- A Farmhouse at Pargade (1733) [10]
- A Farmhouse at Miraut (1830) [9]
- The Maison Lacabanne Farmhouse at Bret (17th century) [5]
- The Maison Labescat House (19th century) [23] This was one of the two Lay Abbeys mentioned by Paul Raymond which was rebuilt in the 19th century.
- A Mill at Grange Haget (1707) [7]
- The Maison Dubourdieu House (19th century) [24]
- A Farmhouse at Claux (1780) [6]
- A Farmhouse at Bidot (1801) [4]
- The Chateau d'Auga Fourcade fortified chateau (11th century) [25]
- Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries) [26]
Religious heritage
edit
The Parish Church of Saint-Laurent (12th century)
is registered as a historical monument.[27]
The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
Facilities
editEducation
editAuga has no primary school as it is part of an inter-communal educational regrouping with Aubin, Bournos, and Doumy.
Sports
editPeople from the commune play football at ESBDG (Bournos Doumy Garlède Sports Group)
See also
editExternal links
edit- Auga on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Anga on the 1750 Cassini Map
References
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 IA00026718 Farmhouse at Bidot (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026724 Maison Lacabanne Farmhouse (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026719 Farmhouse at Claux (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026721 Mill at Grange Haget (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026722 Chateau (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026725 Farmhouse at Miraut (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026726 Farmhouse at Pargade (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026727 Farmhouse at Pellarouy (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)
- ^ Cartulary of the Abbey of Saint-Pé, Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn (in French)
- ^ a b Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Manuscript from 1343 in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - 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 Auga, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026728 House (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026723 Maison Labescat House (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026720 Maison Dubourdieu House (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026717 Chateau d'Auga Fourcade (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026715 Houses and Farms (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026716 Parish Church of Saint-Laurent (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001172 Furniture in the Church (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001176 Furniture in the Church (Supplementary list) (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001175 Painting: Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint Laurent (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001174 Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, and 2 Statues (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001173 Balustrade of the gallery (in French)
