Aydius

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FieldValue
nameAydius
commune statusCommune
imageAydius.jpg
captionA general view of Aydius
arrondissementOloron-Sainte-Marie
cantonOloron-Sainte-Marie-1
INSEE64085
postal code64490
mayorBernard Choy
term2020–2026
intercommunalityHaut Béarn
coordinates
elevation min m551
elevation max m2173
area km234.72
population
population date
population footnotes
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Aydius (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

Aydius is located some 25 km south by south-east of Oloron-Sainte-Marie just east of Bedous. Access to the commune is by the D237 road from Bedous which goes to the village and terminates there. The commune is alpine in nature with extensive forests, rugged terrain and snow-capped mountains in the east.

The Gabarret river rises in the east of the commune and flows west gathering a large number of tributaries including the Ruisseau d'Arces, the Ruisseau du Saslars, the Gave de Béranfueil, the Gave de Bouren, the Ruisseau d'Ilhiec, the Ruisseau Sarité, the Ruisseau de Traillère, and the Ruisseau de Sahun (which forms part of the western border of the commune) before flowing west to join the Gave d'Aspe at Bedous.

Places and hamlets

  • Anire
  • L'Ardoisière
  • Arès (barn)
  • Arques (forest)
  • Las Arretortes (Cap de)
  • Les Arrouyes
  • Baich (Rangole de)
  • Barca
  • Barrada
  • Bat (barn)
  • Bat (bridge)
  • Bérangueil
  • Bérie (bank)
  • Bérouste (Serrot de)
  • Bésur (cabin)
  • Bouren
  • Cachiquet (cabin)
  • Calhabets (Pas de)
  • Capdarest
  • Capdevielle
  • Capouret
  • Carn de Haut (bank)
  • Casaubon
  • Les Catiasses (forest)
  • Chechit
  • Core de Cam
  • Cot de Picars (alley)
  • La Courade (Col de)
  • Courdé
  • Courrège Longue
  • Cret Arrouy (Cap de)
  • Escarrebirats (Pas d')
  • Escourau (bank)
  • Escut (forest)
  • Guérègne
  • Haut (Rangole de)
  • Hourquet Roes (cabin)
  • Les Ichantes
  • Ichantes (forest)
  • Illes (bank)
  • Le Labay
  • Lacazette
  • Lacazotte
  • Laresse
  • Lartigalot
  • Latoussé (Pènes des)
  • Lespy
  • Luc (barn)
  • Manautton
  • Mariebère (forest)
  • Mirande
  • Mousquaté (forest)
  • Mousté (Col de)
  • Pée Nouqué (ruins)
  • Pouey
  • La Poueye (Hosse de)
  • Salaneuve (ruins)
  • Les Salars
  • Sarrelangue
  • Sartiat (forest)
  • Sézy (barn)
  • Soumaous (Hosse de)
  • Tousset
  • l'Usclat (forest)

Neighbouring communes and villages

|width=auto |Centre = Aydius |North = |Northeast = Bilhères |East = Laruns |Southeast = |South = |Southwest = Accous |West = Bedous |Northwest = Sarrance

Toponymy

The commune name in Gascon is Aidius. Michel Grosclaude said that the name probably comes from the same root as Aydie but its origin and meaning remain obscure.

The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.

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NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AydiusAydius1385GrosclaudeVillage
Lo temple de Sent Martin d'Aydius1590RaymondRegister of Aydius, BB, i, folio 3
Aydius1750Cassini
AnireAmire1385RaymondCensusFarm
Anire1863Raymond
Le Col des ArquesLe Col des Arques1863RaymondPass from Aydius to Gère-Bélesten
Les ArrouyesLes Arrouyes1863RaymondMountain
BarcaBarca1863RaymondMountain
Le BéranguetLe Béranguet1863RaymondStream
Le BourenLe Bouren1863RaymondStream
Les IchantesLes Ichantes1863RaymondHamlet
L'IllecqL'Illecq1863RaymondStream
Les JaupinsLes Jaupins1863RaymondHamlet
MariebèreMarie-Bère1863RaymondMountain
Bois de MousquatéMousquété1863RaymondForest
MoustéMousté1863RaymondMountain on the border with Sarrance
Col de PianLe Col de Pian1863RaymondPass to Bedous
Col de PicasLe Col de Picas1863RaymondMountain Pass
SalarsLes Salars1863RaymondHamlet
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Sources:

Origins:

  • Census: Census of Béarn

History

A rock shelter dating from prehistory called Abri Gandon-Lassus has been discovered in the commune.

Paul Raymond noted on page 18 of his 1863 dictionary that the commune had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn and that in 1385 there were 30 fires and Aydius depended on the bailiwick of Aspe.

Administration

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

FromToName
19952014Bernard Bourguinat
20142026Bernard Choy
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Inter-communality

The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:

  • the Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  • the inter-communal association for aid to education in the Vallée d'Aspe;
  • the joint association for Haut-Béarn.

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 114 inhabitants.

| align = none | cols = 2 | percentages = pagr | source = EHESS and INSEE | graph-pos = bottom |1793 |685 |1800 |726 |1806 |701 |1821 |891 |1831 |847 |1836 |822 |1841 |833 |1846 |890 |1851 |813 |1856 |855 |1861 |735 |1866 |695 |1872 |715 |1876 |694 |1881 |613 |1886 |586 |1891 |541 |1896 |526 |1901 |520 |1906 |518 |1911 |489 |1921 |349 |1926 |283 |1931 |268 |1936 |241 |1946 |181 |1954 |137 |1962 |98 |1968 |88 |1975 |94 |1982 |67 |1990 |74 |1999 |80 |2007 |102 |2012 |98 |2017 |114

Economy

The economy of the commune is mainly focused towards agriculture and livestock. The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many sites that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Maison Guiraudé (1891)
  • The Maison Pualet (16th century)
  • The Maison Hontas (18th century)
  • The Abri Gandon-Lassus Prehistoric Cave (Prehistory)
  • The Maison Ichante (1807)
  • The Maison Casaubon (18th century)

Religious heritage

  • The Parish Church of Saint Martin (14th century) is registered as an historical monument.

Environmental heritage

Aydie contains a number of high mountains:

  • The Sommet de Tachat (1,408 metres),
  • The Sommet de Talabot (1,591 metres),
  • The Sommet de Pétraube (1,606 metres,
  • The Sommet de Houndarete (1,695 metres),
  • The Soum de la Mousquère (1,778 metres,
  • The Turon de la Goaita (1,805 metres,
  • The Lousquette de Barca (1,870 metres,
  • The Pic de Lariou (1,903 metres, and
  • The Mailh Bassibe (1,973 metres.

References

References

  1. (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
  2. franceinfo. (27 April 2020). "À Aydius, les habitants prennent "soins les uns des autres" durant le confinement".
  3. France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine. (26 May 2016). "Auberge des isards Aydius".
  4. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aydius,+France/@42.9944484,-0.5283574,6595m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0xd57a5e6df43f7bd:0x40665174813aa80?hl=en Google Maps]
  5. from ''Maria beroy'', meaning "Beautiful Mary": Robert Aymard (member of the French Onomastic Society), ''Pyrénéen Toponyms'', Lacour, 2009 {{ISBN. 9782750424305, page 251 {{in lang. fr
  6. [[Michel Grosclaude]], ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, {{ISBN. 2-35068-005-3 {{in lang. fr
  7. Paul Raymond]], Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 {{in lang. fr
  8. [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.002&lon=-0.54&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1750 – Aydius]
  9. Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang. fr
  10. fr
  11. {{Cassini-Ehess. 2249. Aydius
  12. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-64085#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA64001004. IA64001004 Maison Guiraudé {{in lang. fr
  14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA64001007. IA64001007 Maison Pualet {{in lang. fr
  15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA64001008. IA64001008 Maison Hontas {{in lang. fr
  16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA64000012. PA64000012 Abri Gandon-Lassus Prehistoric Cave {{in lang. fr
  17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA64000002. PA64000002 Maison Ichante {{in lang. fr
  18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA64000980. IA64000980 Maison Ichante {{in lang. fr
  19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA64001005. IA64001005 Maison Casaubon {{in lang. fr
  20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA64000975. IA64000975 Parish Church of Saint Martin {{in lang. fr
  21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00132935. PA00132935 Parish Church of Saint Martin {{in lang. fr

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