Asque (Hautes-Pyrénées)

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Asque
Asque Coat of Arms
Asque (France)
Asque
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses
Community association Communes du Plateau de Lannemezan
Coordinates 43 ° 3 '  N , 0 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 3 '  N , 0 ° 15'  E
height 433-1,628 m
surface 15.85 km 2
Residents 118 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 7 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65130
INSEE code 65041
Website mairie-asque.fr

Parish Church of Saint-Pierre in Asque

Asque is a French commune with 118 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses (until 2015: canton of La Barthe-de-Neste ).

The inhabitants are called Asquois and Asquoises .

geography

Asque is located about nine kilometers east-southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the historic vice-county of Nébouzan .

Asque is surrounded by the seven neighboring communities:

Fréchendets Escots Bulan
Banios Neighboring communities Arrodets
Asté Esparros

Asque lies in the catchment area of the Adour River . The Arros , one of its tributaries, largely marks the border with the southeastern neighboring municipality of Esparros, in which it rises.

Tributaries of the Esqueda originate on the territory of the municipality:

  • the Ruisseau du Thou and
  • the Cilh and its tributary
    • the Ruisseau de Troy.
Plailly villes et villages fleuris.gif

The municipality received the “Two Flowers” ​​award from the Conseil national des Villes et Villes Fleuris (CNVVF) as part of the annual competition for cities and towns decorated with flowers.

The Arros at Asque

Toponymy

The Occitan name of the community is Asca. Its etymology remains unclear.

Toponyms and mentions of Asque were:

  • Fortanerius d'Asca (1300, elevation in Bigorre),
  • De Asqua (1313 and 1342, Debita regi Navarre tax list and Tarbes Church Register ),
  • Asque (1429 and 1750, Bigorre census or Cassini map ).

Population development

After the records began, the population rose to a peak of around 725 by the second half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to 100 inhabitants during short recovery phases up to the 1990s, before settling on one since the turn of the millennium Level of around 120 inhabitants was able to stabilize.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 160 131 108 118 100 107 116 118 118
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Saint-Pierre. It has its origins in a Gothic building from the 13th century, which was largely destroyed in an earthquake in 1660 and of which only fragments have survived. An order from the court in Bagnères-de-Bigorre ordered the residents of Asque to set up pasture. Sculptural friezes with various motifs from the 14th or 15th century can be seen, mainly human heads, especially with three entwined faces, and quadrupeds.

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Asque 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 = 22

sport and freetime

The GR de Pays Tour des Baronnies de Bigorre regional long-distance hiking trail also passes through the center of Asque.

traffic

Asque can be reached via routes départementales 26, 326 and 384.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Asque ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ Les communes labellisées ( fr ) Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Asque ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  5. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  6. ↑ Notice Communale Asque ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune d'Asque (65041) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ Asque: un patrimoine historique et naturel ( fr ) municipality Asque. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  9. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Asque (65041) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  11. ↑ GRP Baronnies ( fr ) Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre (FFRandonnée / FFRP). Retrieved September 29, 2019.