Astis

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Field	Value
name	Astis
commune status	Commune
image	Astis vue 1.JPG
caption	View of the village
arrondissement	Pau
canton	Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh
INSEE	64070
postal code	64450
mayor	Alain Caïe
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	CC Luys en Béarn
coordinates
elevation m	234
elevation min m	160
elevation max m	242
area km2	3.16
population
population date
population footnotes
image coat of arms	Blason ville FR Astis (Pyrénées Atlantiques).svg
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Astis (Astís in Occitan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

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Astis is located some 20 km north of Pau and some 4 km south of Miossens-Lanusse. Access to the commune is by road D834 (Route de Bordeaux) from Pau entering the commune from the south-west passing through the village and continuing north to Sarron. The D39 road (Route de Morlaas) branches off the D834 in the north of the commune and goes south-east to Anos. The commune has a strip of forest along the length of the commune from north-west to south-east, parallel to the Route de Morlaas with the rest of the commune farmland.

The Luy de France forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north eventually joining the Luy de Béarn and becoming the Luy river on the eastern border of Castel-Sarrazin commune. The Basta river rises in the south of the commune and flows north-west joining the Luy de France north of the commune.

Places and hamlets

Anos
Baradat
Bernadot
La Caserne
Château
Chinchin
Dibet
Guichanné
Jacoulet
Lamazou
Nabarrot
Pascal
Plantié
Sarrette
Sarthoulet
Sébat
Tauhuré

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is also Astis. Michel Grosclaude proposed a Gascon etymology es (an old definitive article) followed by t(h)in ("Dependence") or tin ("singer").

The following table details the origins of the commune name:

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Name	Spelling	Date	Source	Origin	Description
Astis	Estis	1385	Raymond	Census	Village
	Astis	1750	Cassini	Cassini Map
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;Sources:

Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table.
Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006
Census: Census of Béarn
Cassini Map: Cassini Map from 1750

Administration

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

From	To	Name
1790	1809	Jean Sabat
1809	1815	Jean Larrieu
1815	1828	Joseph Hondagne
1828	1830	Bernard Lamazou
1830	1868	Pierre Lamazou
1868	1871	Jean Larrieu
1871	1872	Félix Binde
1872	1878	Jean Larrieu Chinchin
1878	1919	Jean Lamazou
1919	1929	Jean Sebat
1929	1935	Julien Lamazou
1935	1944	Raymond Guichane
1944	1945	Julien Lamazou
1945	1959	Pierre Larrieu Bourdale
1959	1989	Albert Lafitte
1989	2014	Pierrette Barzu
2014	2026	Alain Caïe
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Inter-communality

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The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:

the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn;
the AEP association of the regions of Luy and Gabas;
the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
the scholastic association Argelos-Astis;

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Astisiens or Astisiennes in French.

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Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

A Chateau (19th century)
The Maison Mouras Farmhouse (1771)
A Farmhouse at Lamazou (1646)
The Maison Larrieu Farmhouse (17th century)
The Maison Lassus Farmhouse (1894)
Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries)
A Fortified Complex (Prehistoric)

Religious heritage

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The Church of Saint John the Baptist (12th century) is registered as a historical monument.

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

A Bronze Bell (1591)
Furniture in the Church
A Bronze Bell in the bell tower (1591)
A Ciborium (19th century)
2 Altar Candlesticks (19th century)
2 Altar Candlesticks (19th century)
2 Altar Candlesticks (torch bodies) (19th century)
A Painting: Saint John in the desert (18th century)
A Worship bench (19th century)
Baptismal fonts (19th century)
2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John (18th century)
Bas-relief: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John (18th century)
A Retable (18th century)
Altar seating and Tabernacle (18th century)
Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and Retable

Facilities

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Astis has a primary school which is shared with Argelos as an inter-communal educational grouping.

References

(2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Astis/@43.4362235,-0.3232469,3300m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0xd5640f3095f1615:0x40665174813ab60?hl=en Google Maps]
IGN]] {{in lang. fr
Paul Raymond]], Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 {{in lang. fr
[[Michel Grosclaude]], ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, {{ISBN. 2 35068 005 3 {{in lang. fr
Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang. fr
[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=nn.nnnn&lon=n.nnnn&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1750 - Asson]
fr
link. (May 18, 2014 , Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 2 March 2012 {{in lang). fr
[https://www.habitants.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques-64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques], habitants.fr
{{Cassini-Ehess. 1555. Astis
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-64070#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00027386. IA00027386 Chateau {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026710. IA00026710 Maison Mourras {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026709. IA00026709 Farmhouse at Lamazou {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026708. IA00026708 Maison Larrieu {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026707. IA00026707 Maison Lassus {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026706. IA00026706 Houses and Farms {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026705. IA00026705 Fortified complex {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026704. IA00026704 Church of Saint John the Baptist {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64000058. PM64000058 Bronze bell {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001162. PM64001162 Furniture {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001148. PM64001148 2 Altar Candlesticks {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001161. PM64001161 Bronze Bell in the bell tower {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001160. PM64001160 Ciborium {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001159. PM64001159 2 Altar Candlesticks {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001158. PM64001158 2 Altar Candlesticks {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001157. PM64001157 2 Altar Candlesticks (torch bodies) {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001156. PM64001156 Painting: Saint John in the desert {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001155. PM64001155 Worship bench {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001154. PM64001154 Baptismal fonts {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001153. PM64001153 2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001152. PM64001152 Bas-relief: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001151. PM64001151 Retable {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001150. PM64001150 Altar seating and tabernacle {{in lang. fr
Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM64001149. PM64001149 Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and Retable {{in lang. fr

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