Aulon (Hautes-Pyrénées)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Bagneres-de-Bigorre | |
| Canton | Neste, Aure and Louron | |
| Community association | Aure Louron | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 51 ' N , 0 ° 18' E | |
| height | 1,061-2,843 m | |
| surface | 28.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 84 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65240 | |
| INSEE code | 65046 | |
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Aulon is a French commune with 84 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 Neste, Aure et Louron (until 2015: canton of Arreau ).
The inhabitants are called Aulonais and Aulonaises .
geography
Aulon is located about 27 kilometers southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the historic province of Quatre-Vallées on the southeastern edge of the department.
Aulon is surrounded by the seven neighboring communities:
| Bagneres-de-Bigorre | Campan | Ancizan |
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| Saint-Lary-Soulan | Vielle aure |
Part of the municipality is the regional nature reserve Réserve naturelle régionale d'Aulon , classified since 2001 , which is part of the Pyrenees National Park .
The municipality received the “A Flower” award from the Conseil national des Villes et Villes Fleuris (CNVVF) as part of the annual competition for cities and towns decorated with flowers.
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Aulon lies in the catchment area of the Garonne River .
The Lavedan, a tributary of the Neste , crosses the area of the municipality together with its tributaries
- the Ruisseau de Rabat with its tributary,
- the Labays,
- the Ruisseau du Castet,
- the Ruisseau de Rams,
- the Ruisseau du Couradet,
- the Ruisseau de Pales,
- the Ruisseau de Lapeyrie with its tributary,
- the Le Rioutort, and
- the Le Coumerloubou.
history
In 1637 an avalanche destroyed most of the village. 22 houses and barns fell victim to a fire on the night of February 18-19, 1843.
Toponymy
The Occitan name of the community is Aulon. It comes from the Latin proper name Aulus together with the suffix -onem , the name for the Aulus estate.
The nickname of the community is Eths deras aubardas d'Aulon ( German with the pack saddles of Aulon ). This is an indication that most of the residents of Aulon owned horses or donkeys to farm their land.
Toponyms and mentions of Aulon were:
- Olono (12th century cartulary County Bigorre)
- Bidal de Olo (around 1180, Copial Book of the County of Bigorre),
- Aulon (mid-13th century, documents from Bonnefont ),
- De Aulono (1387, Church Register des Comminges ),
- Aulon (1750, 1793 and 1801, map from Cassini , Notice Communale or Bulletin des lois ).
Population development
After the records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a peak of around 300 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to 60 inhabitants during short recovery phases by the 1980s and has since grown to around 85 Stabilize residents. This development was supported by the establishment of new livestock farms and by ecotourism .
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 76 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 80 | 84 | 76 | 81 | 84 |
Attractions
Saint-Félix parish church
The origins of the church dedicated to Saint Felix of Valois go back to the 12th century. The semicircular apse and a nave with a barrel vault have been preserved from this Romanesque building . In addition, the bell tower covered with a tent roof above the vestibule seems to come from this period. In the 15th century the building was redesigned. A second nave with a barrel vault was added at the end of the 16th or beginning of the 17th century. At that time the church was embellished with murals in two operations , elements of which can now be seen mainly in the choir . A brotherhood in honor of Saint James the Elder in the church was recorded in 1562. A wall painting depicting Saint Felix and James was uncovered in 1994 during restoration work on the church. At the same time, a painting of Christ crucified with a view of Jerusalem in the background and a false frame came to light. In addition, a wall painting in the vault of the choir with images of Christ as a judge, the evangelists and a tetramorph was visible. In 1637 the Brotherhood of Notre-Dame des Neiges et des saints Fabien et Sébastien was founded. The sacristy was built or rebuilt in 1847, as evidenced by a corresponding inscription on the lintel of a window.
The church has been inscribed as a Monument historique since June 26, 1989 .
Various items of equipment are classified or inscribed as Monument historique :
- a statue made of painted wood from the 17th century depicting Mary and the baby Jesus ,
- the main altar with altarpiece and tabernacle from the 18th century,
- a Gothic style bell from the 15th century and
- a 15th century baptismal font made of limestone .
Saint-Félix parish church
West facade
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Choir
Baptismal font
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Granges foraines
These are buildings that function as barns and stables seasonally. The majority of the Granges foraines of Aulon agglomerate in the hamlet of Lurgues at 1,454 m altitude about two kilometers west of the center of the municipality on the edge of the summer pastures. In earlier times they were used in the spring before the herds were driven to the higher pastures and in the autumn before they went down to the village to spend the winter there. A paved road leads to the hamlet today, and the buildings have been converted into holiday homes as part of a municipal development plan.
Economy and Infrastructure
Aulon is located in the AOC zone of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed .
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traffic
Aulon can be reached via Route départementale 30, which ends in Aulon.
Web links
- Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)
- Website of the Aulon Regional Nature Reserve (French)
- Pyrenees National Park website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ↑ Les communes labellisées ( fr ) Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ↑ Ma commune: Aulon ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ↑ Pierre-Yves Corbel: présentation de la commune d'Aulon ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . April 2, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ↑ Aulon ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Aulon ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune d'Aulon (65046) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ↑ Pierre-Yves Corbel: église paroissiale Saint-Félix ( fr ) Départementrat Hautes-Pyrénées. June 3, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ↑ Pierre-Yves Corbel: Eglise Saint-Félix ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ↑ église Saint-Félix ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ↑ Pierre-Yves Corbel: granges foraines de Lurgues ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . December 3, 2004. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Aulon (65046) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 2, 2019.