Balansun
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Pau | |
| Canton | Artix and Pays de Soubestre | |
| Community association | Lacq-Orthez | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 30 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W | |
| height | 84-208 m | |
| surface | 10.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 287 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64300 | |
| INSEE code | 64088 | |
 Center of Balansun |
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Balansun is a French municipality with 287 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Pau and the canton of Artix et Pays de Soubestre (until 2015: canton of Orthez ).
The inhabitants are called Balansenais or Balansenaises .
geography
Balansun is about 8 km east of Orthez and about 45 km northwest of Pau im Béarn .
The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
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| Orthez |
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Mesplède |
| Castétis | Argagnon | Arthez-de-Bearn |
Balansun is located in the Adours catchment area . A tributary of the Gave de Pau , the Ruisseau de Clamondé, flows along the southern municipal boundary.
history
Hewn flint stones , polished stones and two stone vases from the early Bronze Age were found in a tumulus and are evidence of settlement in prehistory . As in all other communities in the water-rich catchment area of the Adours, the people in Balansun started farming early.
In 1205 Balansun was mentioned with its current name in the books of Navarrenx , in the 13th century as Balensun in the fors de Béarn , a collection of official texts from the vicegranate of Béarn. Further forms of the place name in the scriptures were subsequently: Balensu (notary of Pardies , 1343), Valenssun ( census in Béarn, 1385), Valencin (4th book by Jean Froissart , 14th century), Balanssun ( Reformation of Béarn, 1536). The municipality is registered as Balensun on the map of Cassini in 1750 , during the French Revolution in 1793 as Balenzun , and in 1801 as Balensun or Balansun .
In the Middle Ages, the village was a stage for pilgrims on the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela and had a pilgrim hostel called Notre-Dame-de-Chaustins . The community had a special connection with Spain. In the Middle Ages, one of the descendants of the feudal lords of Balansun served the King of Castile . Another time in another time Jan de Balansun, persecuted in the Huguenot Wars , found refuge in Spain.
The Salzweg led through the community and gave the economy a boost. It experienced a heyday especially in the 17th century with the settlement of potters and glassblowers . In the 18th century, the municipality was characterized by the fact that Friquet de Balansun, feudal lord of the smallest fief in the country, acquired access to the chambers of Béarn.
Population development
After the peak of 613 inhabitants in the first half of the 19th century, the number fell to about a third of the maximum by the beginning of the 20th century. There was a decline of more than 34% between 1846 and 1851 alone. The population stabilized until the end of the 20th century, until it has risen sharply again since then.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 177 | 202 | 206 | 215 | 209 | 207 | 223 | 241 | 287 |
Attractions
- The Assomption-de-Notre-Dame (Assumption) church was built in 1850. The bell tower above the entrance has a special decoration of its polygonal spire . A number of white stones are attached to each edge of the roof surfaces.
Economy and Infrastructure
The focus of the economy is on agriculture.
Total = 31
education
Balansun has a public primary school with 22 pupils in the 2017/2018 school year.
traffic
Balansun is crossed by Route départementale 946 (former Route nationale 646 ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pyrénées-Atlantiques Gentile ( fr ) habitant.fr. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Ma commune: Balansun ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ a b c Balansun ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 19.20. 1863. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Baigts-de-Béarn ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Balansun (64088) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Église de l'Assomption-de-Notre-Dame ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Clocher-porche de l'église de l'Assomption-de-Notre-Dame ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune de Balansun (64088) ( fr ) INSEE . Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
