Azet (Hautes-Pyrénées)

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Acet
Coat of arms of Azet
Azet (France)
Acet
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton Neste, Aure and Louron
Community association Aure Louron
Coordinates 42 ° 49 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 49 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  E
height 1,055-3,020 m
surface 26.63 km 2
Residents 148 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 6 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65170
INSEE code 65058

Acet

Azet is a French commune with 148 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and to the canton of Neste, Aure et Louron (previously vielle-Aure ).

geography

The municipality is located in the historic province of Bigorre and in the Pays d'Aure countryside .

Bourisp
Estensan 		Camparan Grailhen
Ens Neighboring communities Adervielle-Pouchergues
Saint-Lary-Soulan Genos

The capital of the municipality is over 1200  m on the eastern flank of the Vallée d'Aure , through which the Neste d'Aure river runs. The place is about three kilometers above Saint-Lary-Soulan and 180 km southwest of Toulouse . The community has an extremely low population density, partly due to its altitude.

climate

In Azet there is a mountain climate. It can get very hot in summer.

history

There are few clues about how the place came into being. The church, however, dates from the quarter of the 12th century. In 1887 the community had two primary schools. The main sources of income for the place at that time were mainly pasture farming with cattle breeding. The produce was wool and milk. Wheat, rye, barley, buckwheat or millet as well as beans, peas, potatoes, beets and flax were also grown.

Recreational guests hunted chamois. In 1886/87 there was a typhus epidemic and today's rural exodus of young people is also very hard on the place.

Population development

The development of the population is known from censuses that have been carried out since 1793. In the 21st century, censuses are conducted every five years in municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, and every year in larger cities.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2008 2011
Residents 185 174 163 146 135 146 159 163 158

Attractions

Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church

The municipality has several cultural monuments that are classified as Monument historique .

  • Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption ( German : Church of Our Lady of the Assumption ): built at the end of the 12th century, with frescoes from the 15th century. Since October 6, 1995, the church has been classified as a monument historique .

Sustainable grazing in the Pyrenees

Thanks to many years of experience in the field of pasture farming, the residents of Azet, with the help of special officials and planners, have succeeded in setting up a project that is supposed to present the economic, ecological and social issues of pasture farming. In a certain house, people are made aware of the subject of pasture management and are also prepared for the work and tasks in pasture management. The “Maison pyrénéenne du pastoralisme” has become a tourist and educational center that is intended to illustrate the use of alpine areas. It is also intended to advertise the promotion of agriculture in the Pyrenees. A museum in this building tells the history of pasture farming in France, but also in the rest of the world. There is also a documentation and seminar center. Cooperation with Mali, Portugal and Spain is important.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Monographies de 1887 ( Memento of April 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Chronicle of Azet
  2. ↑ Acet on onsee.fr
  3. ↑ Entry No. 65058 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ↑ Maison du pastoralisme

Web links

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