Accous
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie | |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 | |
| Community association | Haut Bearn | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 59 ′ N , 0 ° 36 ′ W | |
| height | 420-2,463 m | |
| surface | 60.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 461 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64490 | |
| INSEE code | 64006 | |
| Website | http://www.accous.fr/ | |
 View from the north on Accous |
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Accous is a French municipality with 461 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and the Canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 (until 2015: Canton of Accous ).
The residents are called accousiens . The name in the Gascognic language is Acós .
geography
Accous is located about 30 kilometers south of Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the Aspetal , one of the three valleys of the Hoch– Béarn with the Barétous valley in the west and the Ossau valley in the east. The municipality borders on the province of Huesca in Spain to the south . Accous is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bedous and Aydius in the north, Laruns in the east, Cette-Eygun and Borce in the south and Lées-Athas and Lescun in the west.
Accous is located in the catchment area of the Adour River on the Gave d'Aspe . Numerous mountain streams flow into the Gave d'Aspe in the municipality, u. a. the Gave de Lescun and the Berthe .
history
Aspa Luca was a stop on the Roman road to Saragossa in the 3rd century , listed in the Antonini Itinerarium . Called Aquos d'Aspe , the place was already a larger settlement with 400 inhabitants in 1385 . A decisive event was the march through of the Protestant troops under Gabriel de Lorges during the Third Huguenot War (1568–1570). They set fire to the medieval accous. In the 18th century, half of the residents were the so-called Cagots , a group excluded from society and discriminated against.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 443 | 440 | 372 | 396 | 434 | 431 | 461 |
Attractions
- The parish church, dedicated to Martin of Tours , located on the historic stage of the Camino de Santiago on the Somport -Pass to Santiago de Compostela . The oldest preserved part is the side entrance, which bears the year 1358. The apse from the 15th century survived the fire of 1569. The church was rebuilt in the 17th and 19th centuries. It now has a nave with two aisles , surmounted by the church tower with a tent roof with a lantern as an attachment. The church underwent a restoration in the second half of the 20th century.
- The obelisk was erected in 1840 in honor of Cyprien Despourrins . The poet, born in Accous in 1698, comes from a rather wealthy family as they owned the local lay monastery . His pastorals were fashionable in 17th century Versailles .
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- The chapel dedicated to Saturninus of Toulouse . In the hamlet of Jouers , north of Accous, there is a 12th century chapel. Burned to the ground by the troops in the Third Huguenot War, it was restored and rebuilt in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- The chapel in honor of Christophorus is located in the district of Aulet . Its origin is unknown, but documents show that it must have been built before 1569. It was a destination for pilgrimages , as there were three wells and a healing pool in its vicinity, the water of which was said to have healing properties. From 1856 to 1940, a procession was held on July 25th each year. Since the chapel was restored in 1980, mass has been held there every year on July 25th.
Town twinning
Accous maintains a city partnership with:
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Valle de Hecho in Spain , since 1978
Economy and Infrastructure
In earlier times it was primarily determined by agriculture, today tourism is gradually becoming the decisive economic factor and is helping to halt the decline in population. There are communal hiking trails with a total of 20 km, u. a. will hang , paragliding and horseback riding available.
Accous is located in the AOC area of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally made semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk.
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traffic
Accous is connected to national road 134 and route départementale 834.
As a substitute for the south of Bedous disused railway line Pau-Canfranc a bus stop linking the TER Aquitaine , a regional train the national SNCF , the community several times a day with Canfranc and Bedous with connection to the regional train line 63 of TER Aquitaine to Pau about Oloron-Sainte Marie.
Personalities
- Cyprien Despourrins (1698–1759), poet and composer, born in Accous.
Web links
- Accous on the website of the former municipal association (French)
- Accous on the website of the Tourist Office of the Association of Municipalities (French)
- Maximilian Ihm : Aspalluga . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, Sp. 1712.
- TER Aquitaine website (French)
- Website of the AOP Ossau-Iraty association (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pyrénées-Atlantiques Gentile ( fr ) habitant.fr. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ Accous / Acós / Acous ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ Ma commune: Accous ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e Accous ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ Notice Communale Accous ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ Populations légales 2013 Commune d'Accous (64006) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ La chapelle Saint-Christau ( fr ) Municipality of Accous. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved on December 21, 2016.
- ^ Atlas français de la coopération décentralisée et des autres actions extérieures ( fr ) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2117503?geo=COM-64006#CEN_T1 (link not available)
