Astugue

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Astugue
Astugue coat of arms
Astugue (France)
Astugue
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton La Haute-Bigorre
Community association Communes de la Haute-Bigorre
Coordinates 43 ° 6 ′  N , 0 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 6 ′  N , 0 ° 4 ′  E
height 391-733 m
surface 7.96 km 2
Residents 258 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 32 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65200
INSEE code 65043

View of the center of Astugue

Astugue is a French commune with 258 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 Haute-Bigorre (until 2015: canton of Bagnères-de-Bigorre ).

The inhabitants are called Astuguais and Astuguaises .

geography

Astugue is located about seven kilometers northwest of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and about ten kilometers east of Lourdes in the historic county of Bigorre .

Astugue is surrounded by eight neighboring municipalities:

Orincles Loucrup Montgaillard
Arrayou-Lahitte Neighboring communities Trébons
Ossun-ez-Angles Neuilh Labassère

Astugue is in the catchment area of the River Adour .

The Oussouet, one of its tributaries, forms the natural border with the south-eastern neighboring municipality of Labassère. The Douloustre, another tributary of the Adour, has its source in the municipality's territory. The Géline, a tributary of the Échez , flows along the border with the western neighboring communities of Ossun-ez-Angles and Arrayou-Lahitte.

Toponymy

The Occitan name of the community is Astuga, the origin of which is unclear.

Toponyms and mentions of Astugue were:

  • Pe de Stuga (around 1140, Copial Book of the County of Bigorre),
  • Petrus de Astuga (around 1150, copy book of the Abbey of Saint-Savin ),
  • Lo senher d'Estugue (12th or 13th century, copy book of the County of Bigorre),
  • Astuga (1205, 1313 and 1342, copy book of Berdoues , tax list Debita regi Navarre and parish register of Tarbes ),
  • de Stuga (1379, Prokuration Tarbes),
  • los homes de Estugue (1384, copy book of the Viscounts of Lavedan , called Livre vert de Bénac ),
  • Astugue (1429, Bigorre County Census),
  • Astugue (1750 and 1793, map by Cassini or Notice Communale ),
  • Astague (1801, Bulletin des lois ).

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 715 by the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 170 inhabitants during short recovery phases up to the 1980s, before a growth phase up to the first decade The turn of the millennium began, after which a phase of stagnation began, which continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 256 225 185 171 204 219 301 282 258
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011
Parish Church of Saint-André

Attractions

  • Saint-André parish church from the 18th century

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Astugue 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 = 25

Le Montaigu Hospital

The municipality has the Le Montaigu hospital , which is of national importance. It was built in 1939 on the initiative of the prefect as a sanatorium for the admission of tuberculosis patients. During the Second World War it was used to house children in holiday camps, later refugees from Spain and Belgium, and then residents of the Moselle department . Treatment for tuberculosis resumed in 1949 with 120 beds in 14 dormitories. Adolescents and young adults aged 17 to 25 were cared for, 60% of whom were from the Paris region . The staff consisted of 18 employees and seven clergymen. From 1964 onwards, the dormitories were replaced by double and triple rooms. In addition, a large number of the sick were now immigrants from the Maghreb , especially in precarious situations. With the development of therapies, a department for aftercare and rehabilitation was set up in 1965. In 1969 the hospital became an independent public institution. In 1980 a department for long-term therapy was opened. The hospital was now open to various diseases and no longer tuberculosis.

traffic

Astugue can be reached via Routes départementales 18 and 26.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Astugue ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Astugue ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ a b Notice Communale Astugue ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune d'Astugue (65043) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  8. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Astugue (65043) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 29, 2019.