Angous
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angous (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡus]; Occitan: Angós) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Angous | |
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Coordinates: 43°17′41″N 0°48′45″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
Canton | Le Cœur de Béarn |
Intercommunality | Béarn des Gaves |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Lansalot-Matras[1] |
Area 1 | 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 95 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64025 /64190 |
Elevation | 133–262 m (436–860 ft) (avg. 177 m or 581 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Angous is located some 5 km south-west of Navarrenx and 12 km north-east of Mauléon-Licharre. It can be accessed by the D2 road which runs from Navarrenx and forms the south-eastern border of the commune before continuing to Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu. Access to the village is by the D69 road which runs off the D2 to the village. The commune consists of mainly farmland with patches of forest.[3]
Located on the watershed of the Adour, the Serrot, a tributary of the Lausset, with many tributaries flows through the commune from south-west to north-east passing near the village. The Ruisseau de Lassere with many tributaries also flows from the south-west towards the northeast to the east of the village and forms part of the eastern border.
The commune name in Gascon is Angós which means "marshy terrain" according to Michel Grosclaude[5] and Brigitte Jobbé-Duval[6]
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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Angous | Angos | 1385 | Raymond | 6 | Census | Village |
Anguos | 1548 | Raymond | 6 | Reformation | ||
Saint-André d'Angous | 1673 | Raymond | 6 | Insinuations | ||
Angous | 1750 | Cassini | ||||
Angoust | 1793 | Ldh/EHESS/Cassini | ||||
Angons | 1801 | Ldh/EHESS/Cassini | Bulletin des Lois | |||
Caillau | Caillau | 1863 | Raymond | 39 | Fief | |
Dalen | Dalen | 1863 | Raymond | 54 | Farm | |
Les Navailles | Navaillez | 1366 | Raymond | 121 | Chapter of Navailles | Hamlet, former commune founded in 1366 |
Los Nabalhes | 1385 | Raymond | 121 | Census | ||
Los Navalhees d'Angos | 1412 | Raymond | 121 | Notaries | ||
Los quoate Nabalhes | 1538 | Raymond | 121 | Reformation | ||
Les Navaillès | 1593 | Raymond | 121 | Angous | ||
Les Randuches | Les Randuches | 1366 | Raymond | 141 | Chapter of Navailles | Hamlet |
Serbielle | Serviele | 1385 | Raymond | 160 | Census | Farm |
Servielle | 1863 | Raymond | 160 | |||
Serrot | Serrot | 1863 | Raymond | 160 | Census | Hamlet |
Sources:
Origins:
Paul Raymond noted on page 6 of the 1863 dictionary that the commune had a Lay Abbey, a vassal of the Viscount of Béarn. In 1385 there were 12 fires in Angous and it depended on the bailiwick of Navarrenx.[4]
The barony of Gabaston, a vassal of the Viscount of Béarn, was made up of Angous, Navailles, and Susmiou.[4]
List of Successive Mayors[13]
From | To | Name |
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1995 | 2001 | David Layous |
2001 | 2008 | Roger Eyheremendy |
2008 | 2026 | Francis Lansalot-Matras |
The commune is part of six inter-communal structures:
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Angousiens or Angousiennes in French.[14]
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Source: EHESS[15] and INSEE[16] |
The activity is directed mainly towards agriculture (livestock grazing, market gardening, and horticultural crops). The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.
The Parish Church of Saint-André (1847) is registered as an historical monument.[17]
The sect Tabitha's place has a property of eleven hectares in the commune.
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