Aressy
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aressy (French pronunciation: [aʁɛsi]; Occitan: Arèssi) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is part of the urban area (unité urbaine) of Pau.[3]
Aressy | |
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Coordinates: 43°16′38″N 0°19′23″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Pau |
Canton | Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez |
Intercommunality | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Ferrato[1] |
Area 1 | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 823 |
• Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64041 /64320 |
Elevation | 179–244 m (587–801 ft) (avg. 241 m or 791 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Aressy is located four kilometres south-east of Pau within the urban area of Pau. Access to the commune is by the D937 road from Pau which continues south-east to Meillon.[4]
The Idelis bus route P23 stops at Aressy Clinic at Pôle Bosquet. The commune is also served by Route 835 of the Interurban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Transports 64) between Bénéjacq and Pau, and by Route 805 between Lourdes and Pau.
Much of the commune is residential with some farmland and a large lake in the south.
The Gave de Pau flows north-west through the western part of the commune, and the Lagoin flows through the centre of the commune before joining the Gave de Pau just north-west of the commune.
Its name in Bearnais is Aressi (according to the classical norm of Occitan).
Brigitte Jobbé-Duval[6] indicates that the place name could come from the Basque, meaning "place where there are rocks" which would confirm the hypothesis by Michel Grosclaude[7] of ar- ("stone or rock") with the Basque locative suffix -etz transformed into -esse.
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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Aressy | Aressa | 1010 | Jobbé | Village | ||
Aressa | 1101 | Raymond | 9 | Lescar | ||
Aresi | 12th century | Raymond | 9 | Lescar | ||
Arecii | 1376 | Raymond | 9 | Military | ||
Eressi | 1385 | Raymond | 9 | Census | ||
Arecii | 1538 | Raymond | 9 | Reformation | ||
Arressii | 1546 | Raymond | 9 | Reformation | ||
Aressy | 1750 | Cassini | ||||
Arressy | 1793 | Ldh/EHESS/Cassini | ||||
Le Junca | Le Junca | 1863 | Raymond | 86 | Place | |
Les Pelades | Les Pelades | 1863 | Raymond | 133 | Place | |
Le Saliga | Le Saliga | 1863 | Raymond | 133 | Moor | |
Le Tuquet | Le Tuquet | 1863 | Raymond | 169 | Wood |
Sources:
Origins:
Paul Raymond noted on page 9 of his dictionary that the commune had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385, Aressy had nine fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.[5]
List of Successive Mayors[13]
From | To | Name | Party |
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1995 | 2001 | Monique Lanusse-Cazalé | |
2001 | 2026 | Claude Ferrato | MoDem |
Aressy is part of nine inter-communal structures:
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arésyiens or Arésyiennes in French.[14]
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Source: EHESS[15] and INSEE[16] |
The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone designation of Ossau-iraty.
The Parish Church of Saint Denys (1874) is registered as an historical monument.[17]
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