Arcizac-ez-Angles
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost | |
Canton | Lourdes-2 | |
Community association | Agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 6 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ E | |
height | 380-535 m | |
surface | 1.93 km 2 | |
Residents | 259 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 134 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 65100 | |
INSEE code | 65020 | |
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Arcizac-ez-Angles is a French commune with 259 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement and the Lourdes-2 canton (until 2015: Lourdes-Est canton ).
The inhabitants are called Arcizacais and Arcizacaises .
geography
Arcizac-ez-Angles is about four kilometers east of Lourdes in its catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) in the historic province of Bigorre .
Arcizac-ez-Angles is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:
Bourréac | Escoubès-Pouts | |
Lézignan |
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Les Angles | Gez-ez-Angles |
Arcizac-ez-Angles lies in the catchment area of the Adour River . The Échez , a tributary of the Adour, crosses the territory of the commune, as does its tributary, the Ruisseau des Graves.
Toponymy
The Occitan name of the community is Arcisac eths Angles. It has its origin in the Latin proper names Arcisus with a Gallo-Roman suffix -akos and a Gascon suffix -ac , which together means "the estate of Arcisus".
Toponyms and mentions of Arcizac-ez-Angles were:
- De Artizaco (1313, Debita regi Navarre tax list),
- De Arsisaco (1342, Tarbes Parish Register ),
- de Arcisaco (1379, power of attorney Tarbes),
- Arcisac (1429, census in Bigorre),
- Arcizac ez Angles (since 1736, church records ),
- Arcizac des Angles (1750, map by Cassini ),
- Arcizac (1793, Notice Communale ),
- Arcizac-ez-Angles (1801, Bulletin des lois ).
Population development
After records began, the population rose to an initial high of around 280 by the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 125 inhabitants during short recovery phases up to the 1980s, before a phase with at times strong Growth set in, which has recently stagnated somewhat.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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Residents | 158 | 138 | 130 | 127 | 157 | 191 | 240 | 269 | 259 |
Attractions
Parish Church of Saint-Caprais
She is the St. Caprasius , who is said to have been Bishop of Agen in early Christian times . The church has a slate- covered bell gable (clocher mur) from the 18th century. Its single nave nave and its two side chapels with flat apses were newly gilded in 1864. The altarpiece on a sky-blue background dates from the 18th century and, together with the altar table in Romanesque style, is attributed to the workshop of Dominique Ferrère. It shows a representation of St. Caprasius, who is framed by two angels and four serpent columns made of imitation marble . The central part is covered by a small dome . The tabernacle was created by Cazaux d'Asté in 1737. It is framed by worshiping angels on both sides. The side chapels are dedicated to the apostles Peter and Mary and contain small altarpieces from the 18th century. The oil painting above the holy water font , which probably also dates from the 18th century, shows the baptism of Jesus .
Economy and Infrastructure
Arcizac-ez-Angles is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .
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traffic
Arcizac-ez-Angles can be reached via Routes départementales 7, 98, 307 and 937, the former Route nationale 637 .
Personalities
Justin Balette, born on November 3, 1852 in Arcizac-ez-Angles, died on January 20, 1918 in Tokyo , was a missionary of the Paris Mission in Japan since 1877 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ↑ Aire urbaine de Lourdes (242) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ↑ Ma commune: Arcizac-ez-Angles ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ↑ Arcizac-ez-Angles ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrenees. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Arcizac-ez-Angles ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune d'Arcizac-ez-Angles (65020) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ↑ Église d'Arcizac-ez-Angles ( fr ) Regional Tourism Committee Occitanie. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ↑ Arcizac-ez-Angles ( fr ) Patrimoines Lourdes Gavarnie. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Arcizac-ez-Angles (65020) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ↑ Justin Balette (1852-1918) ( fr ) Archives of the Paris Mission. Retrieved September 17, 2019.