Arbéost

Arbéost ; Arbiost
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	La Vallée des Gaves
Community association	Pays de Nay
Coordinates	43 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ W
height	555-2,480 m
surface	14.9 km 2
Residents	85 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	6 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65560
INSEE code	65018
	; View of the village

Arbéost ( Gaskognisch Arbiost ) is a French commune with 85 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ); it belongs to the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement and the canton of La Vallée des Gaves . The inhabitants call themselves Arbéostois (es) .

location

Arbéost is a municipality in the west of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Vallée de l'Ouzom. It is located around 39 kilometers (as the crow flies) southwest of Tarbes on the border with the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department . The river Ouzom , which partially forms the municipal boundary, crosses the municipality, which is partly in the Pyrenees National Park . The highest point of the municipality is las Touergnes (2480 m above sea level) north of the Pic de Gabizos.

The community consists of the village of Arbéost and numerous hamlets and farmhouses.

Neighboring communities are Louvie-Soubiron (in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department) in the north, Ferrières in the northeast, Arrens-Marsous in the east and southeast and Béost (in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department) in the west.

history

In the early Middle Ages the rulership changed frequently (Visigoths, Basques, Franks, Saracens). After that, the place was under the rule of the Kingdom of Aquitaine and the Duchy of Gascony for centuries. From 900 to 1609 there was a county of Bigorre within the aforementioned areas. During the Hundred Years War Arrens-Marsous was sometimes under English, sometimes under French rule. From 1425 to 1609 the place belonged as part of the county of Bigorre to the county of Foix, which is only loosely connected to France . Because the last ruler of this county, King Henry II of the House of Bourbon, ascended the throne of France (as Henry IV) in 1589, the places in the region were crown domains from 1609 to 1789. The municipality belonged to the District of Argelès from 1793 to 1801. It was also part of the canton of Aucun from 1793 to 2015 . With the exception of the years 1926 to 1942 (Arrondissement Bagnères), Arbéost was administratively part of the Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost since 1801. First mention of Arbéost by name in the 18th century. It has been an independent parish since 1743. The municipality is part of the historical Lavedan landscape (also known as the Pays des Sept Vallées ).

Population development

The number of residents used to be much higher. Between 1793 and 1806 it was around 800 inhabitants. From 1821 to 1896 the population was almost always between 900 and 1000 people with a peak of over 1000 in 1831. After that, a huge rural exodus began until 2009 (1896-2009: −90.1%). Since then, the number of residents has stabilized.

year	1793	1821	1831	1896	1921	1946	2009	2015
Residents	782	994	1,059	900	620	385	89	85
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint Laurent village church

Town hall (mairie) of Arbéost
Saint Laurent village church
Intercession House
Memorial to the Fallen
Partial view of the village and the surrounding area

Web links

Commons : Arbéost - collection of images, videos and audio files