Arrien

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Field	Value
name	Arrien
commune status	Commune
image	Paysage depuis Arrien (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).JPG
caption	Countryside at Arrien
arrondissement	Pau
canton	Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès
INSEE	64053
postal code	64420
mayor	Jean Canton
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	CC Nord-Est Béarn
coordinates
elevation m	374
elevation min m	312
elevation max m	389
area km2	4.46
population
population date
population footnotes
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Arrien (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

Arrien is located some 18 km east by north-east of Pau and 5 km west of Séron. Access to the commune is by road D42 from Sedzère in the north passing through the heart of the commune east of the village and continuing south to Eslourenties-Daban. The D145 also comes from Baleix in the north and joins the D42 in the commune then continues south-west to Lourenties. Access to the village (Town Hall) is by the Chemin de l'Eglise going west from the D42 and by other local roads. Apart from some patches of forest on the western border the commune is entirely farmland.

The Canne stream forms the southern border of the commune joining the Gabas at the south-western corner which in turn forms most of the western border of the commune flowing north-west then north eventually joining the Adour near Toulouzette. The Poundets stream forms the eastern border of the commune and flows north to join the Petit Lees near Lombia.

Places and Hamlets

Canton
Cazaux
Claria
La Croix d'Arrien
Fontaine Saint-Jean
Peret
La Picharotte
Poulot
Pouygarou
Sarthou

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

Its name in béarnais is Arrien.

Michel Grosclaude indicated that the origin of the name is obscure and mentioned the possibility of the name of a former owner Ariee.

The following table details the origins of the commune name.

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Name	Spelling	Date	Source	Origin	Description
Arrien	Arien	1385	Raymond	Census	Village
	Rien	1536	Raymond	Eslourenties
	Saint-Jean d'Arien	18th century	Raymond	Empire
	Arrien	1750	Cassini
	Arricu	1793	Ldh/EHESS/Cassini
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Sources:

Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table.
Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750
Ldh/EHESS/Cassini:

Origins:

Census: Census of Béarn
Eslourenties: Census of Eslourenties
Empire: Archives of the Empire, K 779, No. 12

History

Paul Raymond noted that the commune had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385 Arrien had 5 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. The church depended on the Abbey of Saint-Sigismund at Orthez.

The Saint-Jean fountain is known for its healing powers of varicose ulcers and eye diseases and has attracted many pilgrims since the 12th century.

The commune was part of the Archdeaconry of Vic-Bilh, which depended on the Bishop of Lescar. Lembeye was the chief town.

Administration

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

From	To	Name
1923	1929	Dominique Pédedieu
1929	1944	Joseph Canton
1944	1946	Joseph Lahon
1947	1959	Joseph Canton
1959	1983	Pierre Canton
1983	1995	André Cazalis
1995	2001	Jean Canton
2001	2005	Jean Louis Cazalis
2005	2008	Bernard Joan
2008	2020	Martine Loustau
2020	2026	Jean Canton
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Inter-communality

The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:

the Communauté de communes du Nord-Est Béarn;
the AEP association of Luy and Gabas;
the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
the inter-communal association for the construction of the Soumoulou rescue centre;

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 185 inhabitants.

| align = none | cols = 2 | percentages = pagr | source = EHESS and INSEE | graph-pos = bottom |1793 |209 |1800 |201 |1806 |191 |1821 |231 |1831 |252 |1836 |239 |1841 |265 |1846 |269 |1851 |270 |1856 |272 |1861 |308 |1866 |281 |1872 |250 |1876 |241 |1881 |235 |1886 |208 |1891 |190 |1896 |193 |1901 |189 |1906 |218 |1911 |187 |1921 |161 |1926 |180 |1931 |163 |1936 |154 |1946 |135 |1954 |135 |1962 |132 |1968 |125 |1975 |112 |1982 |120 |1990 |138 |1999 |135 |2007 |121 |2012 |160 |2017 |185

Culture and Heritage

Civil Heritage

There are two registrations of historical monuments for Arrien:

Houses and Farms
The former Chateau of Arrien (19th century).. The original chateau was sold in 1730 and converted to a presbytery. The building was sold by the commune in 1975. It is shown on the Cassini Map as a "chateau".

Religious Heritage

The Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist (19th century) is registered as an historical monument. The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:

The Furniture in the Church
A Sunburst Monstrance (19th century)
A Processional Cross (17th century)
A Processional banner (19th century)

;Church Picture Gallery File:Eglise d'Arrien (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).JPG|The Church over the fields File:Eglise d'Arrien (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) vue 2.JPG|The Church from the road File:Eglise d'Arrien (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) vue 4.JPG|The church through the trees File:Eglise d'Arrien (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) vue 3.JPG|The church

References

(2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arrien/@43.3097009,-0.1577749,3339m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0xd563015d73330f9:0x40665174813ac60?hl=en Google Maps]
[[Michel Grosclaude]], ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, {{ISBN. 2 35068 005 3 {{in lang. fr
Paul Raymond]], Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 {{in lang. fr
[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.3114&lon=-0.1542&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1750 – Arrien]
Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang. fr
Census of [[Eslourenties-Daban. Eslourenties]], B. 807, f° 17 {{in lang. fr
[[Brigitte Jobbé-Duval]], ''Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques'', 2009, Archives and Culture, {{ISBN. 978-2-35077-151-9 {{in lang. fr
Paul Raymond]], Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011, p. 174 {{in lang. fr
fr
{{Cassini-Ehess. 1362. Arrien
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-64053#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026893. IA00026893 Houses and Farms {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026895. IA00026895 Chateau of Arrien {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026894. IA00026894 Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000478. IM64000478 Furniture in the Church {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000477. IM64000477 Sunburst Monstrance {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000476. IM64000476 Processional Cross {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM64000475. IM64000475 Processional Banner {{in lang. fr

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