Auga
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Auga (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Geography
Auga 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.[2]
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.[2]
Places and hamlets
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Neighbouring communes and villages
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Toponymy
The commune name in béarnais is Augar. Michel Grosclaude suggested the etymology is Gascon coming from augar meaning "marshy terrain".[12]
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
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| Auga | Algar | 11th century | Raymond | 16 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Saint-Pé | Village |
| Augar | 13th century | Raymond | 16 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Fors de Béarn | ||
| Augaar | 1385 | Raymond | 16 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Census | ||
| Augaa | 1437 | Raymond | 16 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Homages | ||
| Sent Laurens d'Auguaa | 1538 | Raymond | 16 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Reformation | ||
| Augua | 1544 | Raymond | 16 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Reformation | ||
| Abescat | Abescat | 1673 | Raymond | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Reformation | Fief under the Viscounts of Béarn |
| Baradat | Baradat | 1863 | Raymond | 20 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Place |
Sources:
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. Template:In lang[13]
- Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 Template:In lang[12]
Origins:
- Saint-Pé: Cartulary of the Abbey of Saint-Pé[14]
- Fors de Béarn[15]
- Census: Census of Béarn[15]
- Homages: Homages of Béarn[16]
- Reformation: Reformation of Béarn[17]
History
Auriol 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.[13]
The fief of Abescat was also a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.
Administration
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| 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
The 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
In 2017 the commune had 153 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Haou Blacksmith's House (19th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[7]
- A House at Haou (19th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[19]
- A Farmhouse at Pellarouy (17th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[10]
- A Farmhouse at Pargade (1733)Template:Mérimée Icon[9]
- A Farmhouse at Miraut (1830)Template:Mérimée Icon[8]
- The Maison Lacabanne Farmhouse at Bret (17th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[4]
- The Maison Labescat House (19th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[20] 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)Template:Mérimée Icon[6]
- The Maison Dubourdieu House (19th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[21]
- A Farmhouse at Claux (1780)Template:Mérimée Icon[5]
- A Farmhouse at Bidot (1801)Template:Mérimée Icon[3]
- The Chateau d'Auga Fourcade fortified chateau (11th century)Template:Mérimée Icon[22]
- Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries)Template:Mérimée Icon[23]
Religious heritage
The Parish Church of Saint-Laurent (12th century)Template:Mérimée Icon is registered as a historical monument.[24]
The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- The Furniture in the ChurchTemplate:Palissy Icon[25]
- The Furniture in the Church (Supplementary list)Template:Palissy Icon[26]
- A Painting: Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint Laurent (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon[27]
- Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, and 2 Statues (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon[28]
- The Balustrade of the gallery (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon[29]
Facilities
Education
Auga has no primary school as it is part of an inter-communal educational regrouping with Aubin, Bournos, and Doumy.
Sports
People from the commune play football at ESBDG (Bournos Doumy Garlède Sports Group)
See also
External links
- Auga on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Template:In lang
- Anga on the 1750 Cassini Map
References
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- ↑ a b Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 Template:In lang
- ↑ Cartulary of the Abbey of Saint-Pé, Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn Template:In lang
- ↑ a b Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Template:In lang
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