Aubin, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Aubin (French pronunciation: [obɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

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The church of Aubin
The church of Aubin
Location of Aubin
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Aubin is located in France
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Aubin
Aubin is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Aubin
Coordinates: 43°26′29″N 0°24′49″W / 43.4414°N 0.4136°W / 43.4414; -0.4136
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonTerres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh
IntercommunalityCC Luys en Béarn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Lupiet[1]
Area
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5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
265
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64073 /64230
Elevation142–262 m (466–860 ft)
(avg. 214 m or 702 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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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.[3]

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.[3]

Places and hamlets

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  • Baradat
  • Bas
  • Bousquet
  • Brunet
  • Cabet
  • Cambatu[4]
  • Carou
  • Castet-Bieilh[5]
  • Cazaux (ruins)
  • Combatu
  • Dufau
  • Guichot
  • Lacoste
  • Lafitte
  • Larquier
  • Lasalle
  • Loulet
  • Loustau
  • Maribat
  • Maupas
  • Maysounave
  • Plaisance
  • Le Pouthiau
  • Prué
  • Soubette
  • Tournemouly
  • Turon

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Neighbouring communes and villages

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Toponymy

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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".[7]

The following table details the origins of the commune name:

Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description
Aubin Sanctus Genumer de Albii 1101 Raymond
16
Cartulary Village
Elben 13th century Raymond
16
Fors de Béarn
Aubii 1385 Raymond
16
Census

Sources:

Origins:

History

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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.[1]

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.[8]

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[11]

From To Name
1995 2020 Jean-Louis Castetbieilh
2020 2026 Serge Lupiet

Inter-communality

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The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:

  • the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  • the inter-communal association for the management of drinking water for Luy - Gabas -Lées;
  • the inter-communal association of Aubin-Doumy-Bournos.

Demography

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In 2017 the commune had 239 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 308—    
1800 282−1.25%
1806 277−0.30%
1821 370+1.95%
1831 382+0.32%
1836 368−0.74%
1841 350−1.00%
1846 365+0.84%
1851 352−0.72%
1856 351−0.06%
1861 306−2.71%
1866 286−1.34%
1872 268−1.08%
1876 270+0.19%
1881 244−2.00%
1886 218−2.23%
1891 208−0.93%
1896 191−1.69%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 196+0.52%
1906 176−2.13%
1911 170−0.69%
1921 151−1.18%
1926 156+0.65%
1931 156+0.00%
1936 153−0.39%
1946 123−2.16%
1954 121−0.20%
1962 115−0.63%
1968 113−0.29%
1975 110−0.38%
1982 159+5.40%
1990 199+2.84%
1999 183−0.93%
2007 228+2.79%
2012 254+2.18%
2017 239−1.21%
Source: EHESS[12] and INSEE[13]

Culture and heritage

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Civil heritage

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The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

Religious heritage

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The commune has a church that is registered as a historical monument:

  • The Parish Church of Saint Germain-d'Auxerre (12th century). [15] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects, some of which were destroyed when the church was renovated in 1981:

Facilities

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Aubin has a primary school which is shared with Bournos, Auga, and Doumy as an inter-communal educational grouping.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026714 Farmhouse (in French)
  5. ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026711 Fortified Complex (in French)
  6. ^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
  7. ^ a b Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2 35068 005 3 (in French)
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ Cartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca (in French)
  10. ^ a b Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  11. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  12. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aubin, EHESS (in French).
  13. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026712 Houses and Farms (in French)
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026713 Parish Church of Saint Germain-d'Auxerre (in French)
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001163 Furniture (in French)
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001171 Furniture (Supplementary) (in French)
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001170 Mural Painting (in French)
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001169 Lectern (in French)
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001168 Pulpit (in French)
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001167 Confessional (in French)
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001166 Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, statue, 4 Altar candlesticks (in French)
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001165 Altar, 2 rows of Altar seating, Tabernacle, 4 Altar candlesticks, Altar Cross (in French)
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001164 5 Hilarri (in French)