Artigues (Hautes-Pyrénées)

Artigues
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	Lourdes-2
Community association	Agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Coordinates	43 ° 5 ' N , 0 ° 0' E Coordinates: 43 ° 5 ' N , 0 ° 0' E
height	485-860 m
surface	1.46 km 2
Residents	16 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65100
INSEE code	65038
	; View of the center of Artigues

Artigues is a French commune with 16 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 Artiguais and Artiguaises .

geography

Artigues is located about five kilometers southeast of Lourdes in its catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) in the historical province of Bigorre .

Artigues is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

	Les Angles
Jarret		Sère-Lanso
	Saint-Créac	Juncalas

Artigues lies in the catchment area of the Adour River . The Ruisseau des Moulettes, a tributary of the Échez , rises on the territory of the municipality and flows along the border with the neighboring municipality of Sère-Lanso to the east.

Poultry and pigsty in Artigues

Toponymy

The Occitan name of the community is Artigas. It originated from the Occitan artiga ( German cleared land ) and the ancient Celtic artica ( German fallow land ).

Toponyms and mentions of Artigues were:

De Artigas (1313, Debita regi Navarre tax list ),
[De] Arigiis (1342, parish register of Tarbes ),

Artigues (1429, Bigorre census),

Artigues (1750, map by Cassini ),

Artigue ez Angles (1780, church records ),

Artigues (1793 and 1801, Notice Communale and Bulletin des lois, respectively ).

Population development

After records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of around 95 by the second half of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to this day with short recovery phases.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	23	30th	30th	27	24	29	24	24	16

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Parish church of Martyre-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Attractions

Parish church of Martyre-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste . The vestibule dates from 1752. Inside the church there is an altarpiece on the main altar from the 18th century, which has been inscribed as a monument historique since February 11, 1983 . The bas-relief depicts the beheading of John the Baptist .

Economy and Infrastructure

Noir de Bigorre ham

Artigues is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 10

traffic

Artigues is crossed by Route départementale 97.

Web links

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

Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)

Individual evidence

↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
↑ Aire urbaine de Lourdes (242) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 25, 2019.
↑ Ma commune: Artigues ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
^ Artigues ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b Notice Communale Artigues ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved September 26, 2019.
↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune d'Artigues (65038) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 25, 2019.
↑ ARTIGUES ( fr ) Patrimoines Lourdes Gavarnie. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
↑ retable du maître-autel, deux statues latérales et un bas-relief: Décollation de saint Jean-Baptiste ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . April 24, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 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 25, 2019.
↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Artigues (65038) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[1] Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[2] Aire urbaine de Lourdes (242) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[3] Ma commune: Artigues ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

[4] Artigues ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

[5] David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

[cassini-6] Notice Communale Artigues ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved September 26, 2019.

[7] Populations légales 2016 Commune d'Artigues (65038) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[8] ARTIGUES ( fr ) Patrimoines Lourdes Gavarnie. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

[9] retable du maître-autel, deux statues latérales et un bas-relief: Décollation de saint Jean-Baptiste ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . April 24, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

[10] Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[11] Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Artigues (65038) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 25, 2019.