Arras-en-Lavedan

Arras-en-Lavedan ; Arràs
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	La Vallée des Gaves
Community association	Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves
Coordinates	43 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 8 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 8 ′ E
height	509-2,288 m
surface	24.66 km 2
Residents	489 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65400
INSEE code	65029

Arras-en-Lavedan ( Gaskognisch Arràs ) is a French commune with 489 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement and the canton of La Vallée des Gaves . The residents call themselves Arrasiens / Arrasiennes .

location

Arras-en-Lavedan is located on a slope in the southwest of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, around 32 km (as the crow flies) southwest of Tarbes . The river Gave d'Azun crosses the municipality and in parts forms the eastern border of the municipality, which is partly in the Pyrenees National Park . The highest point in the municipality is near the peak of the Soum de Picarré (2306 m. Above sea level) at 2288 m. ü. M. Large parts of the municipality are wooded or mountainous.

The municipality consists of the village of Arras, the hamlets (hameaux) La Lanne, Les Arrassets and Les Gerbes and numerous individual farms.

Neighboring communities are Salles in the north-west, Gez in the north and north-east, Argelès-Gazost in the north-east, Arcizans-Avant in the east, Cauterets in the south-east, Estaing in the south-west, Sireix in the west and Arcizans-Dessus in the west and north-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 , Arras-en-Lavedan 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 III. of Navarre from the House of Bourbon, in 1589 ascended the throne of France (as Henry IV.), 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) Arras-en-Lavedan was administratively part of the Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost from 1801. First mention of Arras by name in the 11th century in the copial books of Bigorre and Saint-Savin. The municipality is part of the historical Lavedan landscape (also known as the Pays des Sept Vallées ).

Population development

year	1793	1806	1846	1856	1876	1911	1921	1931	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	796	836	840	723	732	610	533	564	394	449	455	402	418	418	456	521	515
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

The number of residents has fallen sharply due to emigration, the fallen in World War I and the flu epidemic in 1918/1919. The lowest population figures come from the post-war period.