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Abère
Location of Abère
Map
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonMorlaàs
IntercommunalityPays de Morlaàs
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Myriam Cuillet
Area
1
5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
147
 • Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64002 /64160
Elevation239–346 m (784–1,135 ft)
(avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Abère is a French commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Geography

Memorial to the war dead of Abère
The Abère public hall.
The Pyrénées from Abère.

Location

Abère is located some 22 km northeast of Pau and some 9 km northeast of Morlaas. The D7 road (Route de Vic) heading east from Saint-Jammes passes through the southern portion of the commune and continues to Baleix. Access to the village is by the Chemin de Lapoutge going north from the D7 for about 6 km. The Highway D207 coming south from Simacourbe forms the eastern boundary of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with forests in the north and east[1]

Hydrography

Located in the watershed of the Adour, the Grand Léez river forms the western border of the commune, with the Arriutort joining it at the northern tip of the commune and forming the northeastern border of the commune.

Localities and hamlets[2]

  • Bartot
  • Berducq
  • Bordenave
  • Briscoulet
  • Courde
  • Crouquet
  • Hourcade
  • Labat
  • Larré
  • Piarrette
  • Salabert
  • La Teulère[3]

Neighbouring communes and towns[1]

Toponymy

The name Abère was mentioned in the tenth century[4] (according to Pierre de Marca[5]) and appeared in the forms:

  • Oere and Bere (1385[4] Census of Béarn[6]),
  • Vere and Avere (1385[7] Census of Morlaàs, but uncertain if it is the same locality[7]),
  • Oeyre was mentioned in 1487[4] Registry of Béarnais businesses.[8]
  • Abere appears on the Cassini Map of 1750[7][9] and in the 1790 map,[10] Bulletin of Laws.

Michel Grosclaude[7] proposed a latin etymology of abellana or abella, derived from the Béarnais abera (according to Brigitte Jobbé-Duval.[11]), which means "hazelnut" and by extension "the hazel copse"

The commune's name in Béarnais is Avera.

History

Paul Raymond[4] noted that in 1385, there were 8 fires in Abère and that it depended on the bailiwick of Pau. A barony was created in 1672, a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. The commune was part of the Archdiocese of Vic-Bihl, which in turn depended on the Diocese of Lescar of which Lembeye was the capital.[12]

Its Lay Abbey, [13] the house of Bosom d'Abadie is mentioned in 1385.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Abère[14]

From To Name Party Position
1995 2008 Jean-Pierre Lortet
2008 2014 Claude Conte-Hourticq
2014 2020 Myriam Cuillet

(Not all data is known)

Intercommunality

Abère is a member of three inter-communal organisations:[15]

  • the community of communes of the Pays de Morlaàs
  • the AEP Union for the Luy and Gabas Regions
  • the energy Union of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Demographics

In 2010 the commune had 147 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1][Note 2]

Template:Table Population Town

Population of Abère

Culture and Heritage

Civil heritage

Several structures are listed as historical monuments in the commune. These are:

  • Tile factory at la Teulère[3]
  • Former Lay Abbey: the Bosom d'Abadie[13]
  • Town Hall (former Presbytery) (19th century)[16]
  • Chateau of Bordenave d'Abère (1732)[17]
  • Menyucq House farm (1841)[18]
  • Houses and Farms (19th century)[19]

Religious Heritage

  • The Church of St. John the Baptist (16th century)[20] The church contains several historical objects. These are:
    • Processional Cross (17th century)[21]
    • Altar Cross[22]
    • Painting: Christ on the Cross with Saint John, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist (18th century)[23]
    • Baptismal Fonts (12th century)[24]
    • 4 Altar Candlesticks[25]
    • 2 statues: Angels holding a column and a scale[26]
    • Tabernacle[27]
    • Altar (18th century)[28]
    • Altar, Tabernacle, and 4 Candlesticks at the secondary altar[29]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [1], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.
  2. ^ In the census table, by convention in Wikipedia, and to allow a fair comparison between five yearly censuses, the principle has been retained for subsequent legal populations since 1999 displayed in the census table that shows populations for the years 2006, 2011, 2016, etc, as well as the latest legal population published by INSEE

References

  1. ^ a b Google Maps
  2. ^ Géoportail, IGN, consulted on 14 October 2011 Template:Fr icon
  3. ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027108 Tile Factory Template:Fr icon
  4. ^ a b c d Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011, p. 2 Template:Fr icon
  5. ^ Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn p. 268 Template:Fr icon
  6. ^ Manuscript of the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Template:Fr icon
  7. ^ a b c d Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2 35068 005 3, p. 214 Template:Fr icon
  8. ^ Manuscripts of the 15th and 16th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Template:Fr icon
  9. ^ Cassini Map 1750 - Abère
  10. ^ Cassini Map 1790 - Abère
  11. ^ Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, ISBN 978-2-35077-151-9
  12. ^ Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, p. 174
  13. ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027107 Lay Abbey Template:Fr icon
  14. ^ List of Mayors of France Template:Fr icon
  15. ^ Intercommunalité des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 9 November 2011
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027106 Town Hall (Presbytery) Template:Fr icon
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027105 Chateau of Bordenave d'Abère Template:Fr icon
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027103 Menyucq House Template:Fr icon
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027102 Houses and Farms Template:Fr icon
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027104 Church of St. John the Baptist Template:Fr icon
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IA64000446 Processional Cross Template:Fr icon
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IA64000445 Altar Cross Template:Fr icon
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IA64000444 Painting: Christ on the Cross Template:Fr icon
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IA64000443 Baptismal Fonts Template:Fr icon
  25. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IA64000442 4 Altar Candlesticks Template:Fr icon
  26. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IA64000441 2 Statues of angels Template:Fr icon
  27. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IA64000440 Tabernacle Template:Fr icon
  28. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IA64000439 Carved wood Altar Template:Fr icon
  29. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64000438 Altar, Tabernacle, 4 Candlesticks Template:Fr icon
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