Arbus, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Explained

Arbus
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Pau
Canton:Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long
Insee:64037
Postal Code:64230
Mayor:Didier Larrieu[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
Coordinates:43.3342°N -0.5047°W
Elevation M:144
Elevation Min M:125
Elevation Max M:284
Area Km2:13.89

Arbus (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Arbús) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.

Geography

Arbus is located in the urban area of Pau 15 km to the north-west of the city and some 35 km south-east of Orthez mostly on the south bank of the Gave de Pau. Access to the commune is on the D2 road from Laroin in the south-east passing through the north of the commune to Abos in the north-west. Access to the village is by the D804 running off the D2 in the commune and continuing to Artiguelouve in the south-east and also by the D229 from the village to Parbayse in the south-west. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with large forests in the west, south, and south-east.[2]

Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, the Gave de Pau flows through the northern part of the commune with some of its tributaries flowing through the rest of the commune: the Juscle and Baise Lasseube, as well as their tributaries, the Sibé stream, and the old Canal du Moulin which is itself joined in the commune by the Arrious stream.

Historical places and hamlets

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Neighbouring communes and villages

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Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Arbús (according to the classical norm of Occitan). According to Michel Grosclaude, there is an aquitane root *arb-, meaning "grass" (close to alpe), and a collective suffix -untz giving a meaning of "a place where there is grass".

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

Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description
Arbus Arbus 1170 Raymond Barcelona Village
Arbuus 1307 Raymond Orthez
Arbus 1385 Grosclaude Census
Arbus 1750 Cassini
Alicq Alicq 1863 Raymond Farm
Loubagnon Looubagnon 1775 Raymond Terrier Place
Saint-Mamet Saint-Mamet 1863 Raymond Place
Sibé Le Ruisseau de Sibe 1863 Raymond Stream, tributary of the Baïse de Lasseube

Sources:

Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. [4]

Origins:

History

Paul Raymond on page 5 of his 1863 dictionary noted that in 1385 Arbus had 40 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. The town was a dependency of the Marquisate of Gassion.[4]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[10]

Inter-communality

The commune of Arbus is part of eight inter-communal structures:

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arbusiens or Arbusiennes in French.[11]

Economy

The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Winemakers of Jurançon and of Béarn and partially in the AOC zone for Ossau-iraty.

Culture and Heritage

Religious Heritage

The Parish Church of Saint-Mamer (1868) is registered as an historical monument.[12]

Amenities

Education

The town has a primary school.[13]

Notable people linked to the commune

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arbus,+France/@43.3253214,-0.509406,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0xd5650a10655cb47:0x40665174813ad60 Google Maps
  3. http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.5047,43.3342&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Géoportail
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
  5. [Michel Grosclaude]
  6. http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.3342&lon=-0.5047&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1750 – Arbus
  7. Cartulary of Orthez called Martinet, manuscript from the 14th to the 17th centuries in the Archives of the Orthez town hall
  8. Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  9. Manuscript from the 18th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  10. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=22146 List of Mayors of France
  11. https://www.habitants.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques-64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
  13. http://www.arbus.fr/enseignement/inscriptions/index.html The Arbus School on the commune website
  14. Nominal spelling given by La Grande Encyclopédie
  15. Nominal spelling given by the Trésor de Chronologie
  16. Date given by La Grande Encyclopédie and the Trésor de Chronologie
  17. Date given by La Grande Encyclopédie

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