| Aubin | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Pau |
| Canton: | Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh |
| Insee: | 64073 |
| Postal Code: | 64230 |
| Mayor: | Serge Lupiet[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Luys en Béarn |
| Coordinates: | 43.4414°N -0.4136°W |
| Elevation M: | 214 |
| Elevation Min M: | 142 |
| Elevation Max M: | 262 |
| Area Km2: | 5.84 |
Aubin (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Aubin is located some 35 km east by south-east of Orthez and 20 km north of Pau. The A65 autoroute passes through the commune but there is no exit in or near the commune with the nearest exit being Exit 9 south of Lalonquette or the beginning of the motorway just north of Lescar. Access to the commune is by the D210 road from Bournos in the east which goes to the village. The D216 from Sauvagnon in the south-east passes through the south of the commune on its way to Momas in the north-west. Country roads are also available to access the commune. There are some scattered forests in the commune but most of it is farmland.[2]
The Luy de Béarn forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to join the Luy de France near Vieux-Bourg to become the Luy. The Aubiosse river flows through the south of the commune from east to west and joins the Luy de Béarn south-west of the commune. The Gez river forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west to join the Luy de Béarn.[2]
The commune name in béarnais is Aubin. Michel Grosclaude proposed an etymology of the Latin man's name Albius with the suffix -inum (Albinum), the whole meaning "Domain of Albius".
The following table details the origins of the commune name:
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubin | Sanctus Genumer de Albii | 1101 | Raymond | Cartulary | Village | ||
| Elben | 13th century | Raymond | Fors de Béarn | ||||
| Aubii | 1385 | Raymond | Census |
Sources:
Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. [4]
Origins:
The village is first mentioned in 1101 as Sanctus-Genumer-de-Albii. At the start of the 11th century, the village and its church were given to the Bishop of Lescar by the wife of Viscount Centulle III.https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135916/http://www.cc-theze.com/la-communaut%C3%A9/les-communes/aubin/
Paul Raymond noted on page 16 of the 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Aubin had 17 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. Bournos was also annexed to the parish of Aubin, the former archpriest of the Diocese of Lescar.[4]
List of Successive Mayors[7]
| From | To | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2020 | Jean-Louis Castetbieilh | |
| 2020 | 2026 | Serge Lupiet |
The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:
In 2017 the commune had 239 inhabitants.
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has a church that is registered as a historical monument:
Aubin has a primary school which is shared with Bournos, Auga, and Doumy as an inter-communal educational grouping.