Ayzac-East

Ayzac-Ost ; Aisac e Òst
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	La Vallée des Gaves
Community association	Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves
Coordinates	43 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 6 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 6 ′ E
height	408-850 m
surface	3.08 km 2
Residents	450 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	146 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65400
INSEE code	65056
	; Town hall (Mairie) and school of Ayzac-Ost

Ayzac-Ost ( Gaskognisch Aisac e Òst ) is a French commune with 489 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement and the canton of La Vallée des Gaves . The residents call themselves Ayzacostois (es) .

location

Ayzac-Ost is located in the southwest of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, around 27 km (as the crow flies) southwest of Tarbes . The river ' Gave de Pau crosses the municipality and in parts forms the eastern border of the municipality. The highest point of the municipality is on the northern border of the municipality. The slopes of the municipality are wooded.

The municipality consists of the villages Ayzac and Ost, the hamlets (hameaux) La Châtaigneraie and Le Castillou and numerous individual farms.

Neighboring municipalities are Agos-Vidalos in the north-east, Boô-Silhen in the east, Argelès-Gazost in the south, Gez in the south-west and Ouzous in the west and north-west.

history

In the early Middle Ages the rulership changed frequently (Visigoths, Basques, Franks, Saracens). After that, the place was under the rule of the Kingdom of Aquitaine and the Duchy of Gascony for centuries. From 900 to 1609 there was a county of Bigorre within the aforementioned areas. During the Hundred Years War , Arras-en-Lavedan was sometimes under English, sometimes under French rule. From 1425 to 1609 the place belonged as part of the county of Bigorre to the county of Foix, which is only loosely connected to France . Because the last ruler of this county, King Henry III. of Navarre from the House of Bourbon, in 1589 ascended the throne of France (as Henry IV.), the places in the region were crown domains from 1609 to 1789. The municipality belonged to the District of Argelès from 1793 to 1801. It was also part of the canton of Argelès-Gazost from 1793 to 2015 . With the exception of the years 1926 to 1942 (Arrondissement Bagnères) Ayzac-Ost was administratively part of the Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost from 1801. Ayzac was first mentioned by name as Isac in the 11th century in the Green Book of Bénac. East is mentioned for the first time around 1050/1070 in the copial book of Bigorre. The municipality is part of the historical Lavedan landscape (also known as the Pays des Sept Vallées ). In 1846 the communities Ayzac (1846: 310 inhabitants) and Ost (1846: 195 inhabitants) united to form today's municipality.

Population development

year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1876	1881	1886	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	493	451	516	501	481	485	481	505	504	473	551	282	350	367	381	375	369	388	398	430
Sources: Cassini and INSEE; today's municipal area

The number of residents has declined since 1793 due to emigration, the fallen in World War I and the flu wave of 1918/1919. The lowest population figures come from the post-war period.

Attractions

Romanesque village chapel of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Ayzac
Saint-André village church in Ayzac
Sainte-Lucie village church in the east
Castle Château de la Vieille Tour in the east with an old tower
numerous older buildings
Wayside cross in east
Lavoirs (wash houses) in Ayzac and East
Town hall (Mairie) with village school
Memorial to the Fallen

Web links

Commons : Ayzac-Ost - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

[1] Sights of the municipality (French)

[2] Memorial to the Fallen