Auga (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Pau | |
| Canton | Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh | |
| Community association | Luys en Bearn | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 23 ′ W | |
| height | 123-258 m | |
| surface | 4.03 km 2 | |
| Residents | 153 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64450 | |
| INSEE code | 64077 | |
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Auga is a French municipality with 153 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Pau and the canton of Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh (until 2015: canton Thèze ).
The name in the Gascognic language is Augar .
geography
Auga is located about 25 km north of Pau in the Vic-Bilh des Béarns region .
The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
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Auga lies in the catchment area of the Adours and is crossed by one of its tributaries, the Luy .
history
The small village is strategically located on a hill. In 1085 it is mentioned that Auriol Centulle, third son of Centulle IV , Vice Count of Béarn, owns the village. An inventory of the French Revolution shows his castle on a heaped mound of earth, of which only a few blocks of masonry still exist today.
Paul Raymond, archivist and historian of the 19th century, noted the first mention of Auga in the 11th century under the name Algar in the copial book of the Abbey of Saint-Jean de Sorde according to Pierre de Marca's book Histoire de Béarn . In the 13th century Augar was listed in the fors de Béarn , a collection of official texts from the Vice-County of Béarn. In 1385 a census in Augar counted 22 households and noted that the village is in the Bailliage of Pau. Further mentions of the place name were Augaa (1437), Augua (1544), Anga on the Carte de Cassini 1750. In 1549 only 10 households were counted at the place. Despite the small size, there were two lay monasteries depending on the Vice Count of Béarn. The abbey of Sussa, called Abescat, belonged to an abbot and Jussa, called Laba, belonged to a liege lord .
Population development
After peaking at 344 residents in the 1830s, the number fell by more than half by the 1920s. Since then it has fluctuated slightly in the range of around 110 to 150.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 140 | 138 | 114 | 121 | 136 | 113 | 140 | 145 | 153 |
Attractions
- Parish Church of Auga, dedicated to Lawrence of Rome . The small, Romanesque style church probably dates from the 12th century. It was restored several times, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries. The bell gable is typical of churches in the Béarn. The interior of the church is divided into a main aisle and a side aisle and shows stained glass windows from the Mauméjean stained glass , which is well known in the region . The church contains many other interesting objects that are registered as national treasures.
- House L'Abescat . The house was the home of the lay monastery, which belonged to an abbot. The current building dates from the 19th century after a reconstruction. Between 1930 and 1945, Étienne Balsan lived in the house, an industrialist who was in a relationship with Coco Chanel at the beginning of the 20th century .
- Remains of the castle. The castle was probably built on a raised mound in the 11th and 12th centuries, officially mentioned since the census in 1385. It was subsequently the seat of the feudal lord of Auga and was listed on the Carte de Cassini in 1750 . Crumbling since 1858, only a few blocks of wall can be seen.
- Mill. Built in 1707, as evidenced by an inscription above the lintel . It is marked on the Carte de Cassini.
Economy and Infrastructure
The economy is largely determined by agriculture.
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traffic
Auga is crossed by Route départementales 40 and 220 and is connected to Pau and thus other municipalities in the department by a line from the Transports 64 bus network .
Personalities
- Étienne Balsan (1878–1953), was in a relationship with Coco Chanel and promoted her career. He lived in the L'Abescat house in Auga from 1930 to 1945 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Auga ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ↑ Ma commune: Auga ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 16.17. 1863. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Conseil regional d'Aquitaine: Auga ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ A b c France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ↑ Notice Communale Auga ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune d'Auga (64077) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ↑ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Eglise Saint-Laurent d'Auga ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ↑ a b Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Abbaye laïque dite maison L'Abescat ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Conseil regional d'Aquitaine: Vestiges du château d'Auga ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Moulin ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune d'Auga (64077) ( fr ) INSEE . Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.