Abère

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FieldValue
nameAbère
commune statusCommune
imageEglise d'Abère.JPG
captionThe church of Abère
arrondissementPau
cantonPays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès
INSEE64002
postal code64160
mayorMyriam Cuillet
term2020–2026
intercommunalityNord-Est Béarn
coordinates
elevation m335
elevation min m239
elevation max m346
area km25.81
population
population date
population footnotes
demonymAbérois, Abéroises
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|name = Abère |commune status = Commune |image = Eglise d'Abère.JPG |caption = The church of Abère |arrondissement = Pau |canton = Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès |INSEE = 64002 |postal code = 64160 |mayor = Myriam Cuillet |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = Nord-Est Béarn |coordinates = |elevation m = 335 |elevation min m = 239 |elevation max m = 346 |area km2 = 5.81 |population = |population date = |population footnotes = |demonym = Abérois, Abéroises

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

Geography

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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

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

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

Neighbouring communes and towns

|width=auto |Centre = Abère |North = Gerderest |Northeast = |East = Anoye |Southeast = Baleix |South = Sedzere |Southwest = Gabaston |West = Saint-Laurent-Bretagne |Northwest = Riupeyrous

Toponymy

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

  • Oere and Bere (1385),
  • Vere and Avere (1385 Census of Morlaàs, but uncertain if it is the same locality),
  • Oeyre was mentioned in 1487
  • Abere appears on the Cassini Map of 1750 and in the 1790 map, Bulletin of Laws.

Michel Grosclaude), which means "hazelnut" and by extension "the hazel copse"

The commune's name in Béarnais is Avera.

History

Paul Raymond

Its Lay Abbey, [[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]] the house of Bosom d'Abadie is mentioned in 1385.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Abère ::data[format=table]

FromToName
19952008Jean-Pierre Lortet
20082014Claude Conte-Hourticq
2014CurrentMyriam Cuillet
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Intercommunality

Abère is a member of three inter-communal organisations:

  • the community of communes of Nord-Est Béarn
  • the AEP Union for the Luy and Gabas Regions
  • the energy Union of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Population

| align = none | cols = 2 | percentages = pagr | source = EHESS (1793-1999) and INSEE |1793 |296 |1800 |199 |1806 |256 |1821 |194 |1831 |170 |1836 |259 |1841 |285 |1846 |272 |1851 |291 |1856 |261 |1861 |264 |1866 |257 |1872 |230 |1876 |247 |1881 |238 |1886 |225 |1891 |226 |1896 |201 |1901 |212 |1906 |196 |1911 |200 |1921 |180 |1926 |160 |1931 |154 |1936 |165 |1946 |154 |1954 |149 |1962 |150 |1968 |140 |1975 |133 |1982 |132 |1990 |123 |1999 |133 |2009 |147 |2014 |158 |2020 |165

Culture and Heritage

Civil heritage

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

  • Tile factory at la Teulère[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]
  • Former Lay Abbey: the Bosom d'Abadie[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]
  • Town Hall (former Presbytery) (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]
  • Chateau of Bordenave d'Abère (1732)[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]
  • Menyucq House farm (1841)[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]
  • Houses and Farms (19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]

Religious Heritage

  • The Church of St. John the Baptist (16th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]] The church contains several historical objects. These are:
    • Processional Cross (17th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
    • Altar Cross[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
    • Painting: Christ on the Cross with Saint John, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist (18th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
    • Baptismal Fonts (12th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
    • 4 Altar Candlesticks[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
    • 2 statues: Angels holding a column and a scale[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
    • Tabernacle[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
    • Altar (18th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
    • Altar, Tabernacle, and 4 Candlesticks at the secondary altar[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]

References

References

  1. (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
  2. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ab%C3%A8re/@43.3835055,-0.1661794,6682m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0xd563b6c15015a8f:0x8822edc9e08a8a11?hl=en Google Maps]
  3. IGN]], consulted on 14 October 2011 {{in lang. fr
  4. Paul Raymond]], Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011, p. 2 {{in lang. fr
  5. [[Pierre de Marca]], ''History of Béarn'' p. 268 {{in lang. fr
  6. fr
  7. [[Michel Grosclaude]], ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, {{ISBN. 2 35068 005 3, p. 214 {{in lang. fr
  8. [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.3906&lon=-0.1744&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1750 - Abère]
  9. [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/clipmosaiccassini400.html?lat=43.3906&lon=-0.1744&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1790 - Abère]
  10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00027107. IA00027107 Lay Abbey {{in lang. fr
  11. fr
  12. [https://archive.today/20121218090829/http://comdpt.pyrenees-atlantiques.pref.gouv.fr/ComDpt64/ComGrp.php?siren=216400028&licom=Ab%C3%A8re Intercommunalité des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 9 November 2011]
  13. {{Cassini-Ehess. 32. Abère
  14. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-64002#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00027108. IA00027108 Tile Factory {{in lang. fr
  16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00027106. IA00027106 Town Hall (Presbytery) {{in lang. fr
  17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00027105. IA00027105 Chateau of Bordenave d'Abère {{in lang. fr
  18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00027103. IA00027103 Menyucq House {{in lang. fr
  19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00027102. IA00027102 Houses and Farms {{in lang. fr
  20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00027104. IA00027104 Church of St. John the Baptist {{in lang. fr
  21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000446. IM64000446 Processional Cross {{in lang. fr
  22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000445. IM64000445 Altar Cross {{in lang. fr
  23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000444. IM64000444 Painting: Christ on the Cross {{in lang. fr
  24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000443. IM64000443 Baptismal Fonts {{in lang. fr
  25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000442. IM64000442 4 Altar Candlesticks {{in lang. fr
  26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000441. IM64000441 2 Statues of angels {{in lang. fr
  27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000440. IM64000440 Tabernacle {{in lang. fr
  28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000439. IM64000439 Carved wood Altar {{in lang. fr
  29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000438. IM64000438 Altar, Tabernacle, 4 Candlesticks {{in lang. fr

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