Bassercles

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Bassercles
Coat of arms of Bassercles
Bassercles (France)
Bassercles
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Dax
Canton Coteau de Chalosse
Community association Coteaux et Vallées des Luys
Coordinates 43 ° 33 ′  N , 0 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′  N , 0 ° 37 ′  W
height 65-167 m
surface 6.59 km 2
Residents 155 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40700
INSEE code 40027

Parish Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

Bassercles is a French municipality with 155 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Coteau de Chalosse (until 2015: canton of Amou ).

The name in the Gascognischen language is Baserca or Basserclas . It is composed of an element derived from the Gascognic word Vath ( German  valley ) and a suffix, which is derived from the Gascognic word Circu ( German  circle ). This designation coincides with the topography of the municipality in a semicircular valley.

The inhabitants are called Basserclois and Bassercloises .

geography

Bassercles is located about 40 km southeast of Dax in the Chalosse region of the historic Gascogne province on the southern border with the neighboring Pyrénées-Atlantiques department .

Bassercles is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Argelos Poudenx
Beyries
Sault-de-Navailles (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) 		Neighboring communities Castelner
Labeyrie
(Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

Bassercles lies in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River .

The Ruisseau du Cès, a tributary of the Luy de France , flows along the border with the neighboring municipality of Poudenx.

history

In a 13th century source Arnaud d'Ossages de Lapède was mentioned in connection with the village on the border between the Chalosse and the Béarn . It is known that the center of Bassercles was devastated during the Huguenot Wars by troops led by Captain Arblade.

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 400 in the first half of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to around 110 inhabitants by the turn of the millennium, before a moderate growth phase began, which continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 163 150 143 122 120 122 108 118 155
From 1962 official figures without residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2010

Attractions

Parish Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

The church dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary belonged to the archpriesthood of Sault-de-Navailles in the Middle Ages . From the first building, which was erected at the end of the 11th and beginning of the 12th century, there are still individual elements of the semicircular apse , which is secured with buttresses , and two capitals , which are now incorporated into the wall of the cemetery. The capitals presumably once supported the arch of the entrance to the church. One shows demonic animals, the other shows the Archangel Michael killing the dragon.

On the nave , which was rebuilt in the 15th or 15th century, a side aisle with a length of two bays was added on the north side in the 18th century . The bell tower with its sound arcades was built between 1875 and 1877 by the building contractor Bertrière according to plans by the architect Charles Relinger as an extension of the nave. Extensive restorations were carried out in the 20th and 21st centuries. In 1987 and 1988, the plaster inside the apse was removed and in 2004 a new, visible beam structure was installed over the nave. The roof of the church is tiled with the exception of the spire , which is covered with slate .

One stained glass window with the motif of the Annunciation is the work of the glass painter J. Vosch from Montreuil (Département Seine-Saint-Denis ) from 1938. Three other stained glass windows with motifs of the Immaculate Conception , the presentation of the Rosary to St. Dominic and The representation of the Holy Family are works by the glass painter Jacques Leuzy from Moissac ( Tarn-et-Garonne ) from 1954.

The main altar in Rocaille style measures 95 cm in height and 2.44 m in width and is decorated with bas-reliefs . On its front, the heart of Jesus can be seen in a medallion , which is on fire and surmounted by a cross. All around, palm trees and volutes embellish the picture, above which two cherubins are arranged. Rose garlands connect the medallion to the corners of the altar, which are also decorated with cherubins. The dating of the work is not certain, but it should have been created after 1765, when Pope Clement XIII used the motif of the Heart of Jesus . was authorized. The wood of the altar was originally painted, but was stained and waxed in the 1980s.

Four paintings in naive execution are works by the painter F. Zeiller from the neighboring community of Beyries. They date from 1945, 1954 and 1955 and illustrate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, inspired by a painting by Peter Paul Rubens , the baptism of Jesus , Christ blessing a saint kneeling before him, possibly the Apostle Peter , and Mary with the baby Jesus , a copy of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci that is kept in the Hermitage .

The memorial for the fallen is in Bassercles in the parish church. It is a small plaster sculpture by the sculptor Jean-Charles Desvergnes (1860–1928). A soldier in uniform with folded hands and crossed legs leans against a stele with the list of the soldiers of the community who died in the First World War with their names, their ages, the places of death and the dates of death. Above and behind it a female allegory of great length of victory holds a laurel wreath over the soldier. On the base of the monument there is an additional plaque for three soldiers who died in World War II .

Economy and Infrastructure

Traders and craftsmen set the pulse of the community.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 23

sport and freetime

A circular route of 19 km leads through the municipal areas of Argelos, Bassercles and Beyries without any difference in altitude.

traffic

Bassercles can be reached via Routes départementales 56, 376, 450 and 458.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bassercles ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Bassercles ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. 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 January 22, 2018. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  3. ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ma commune: Bassercles ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ Notice Communale Bassercles ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Bassercles (40027) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ a b Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. 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 January 22, 2018. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  8. ^ Chapiteaux sur le mur du cimetière de Bassercles ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. 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 January 22, 2018. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  9. ↑ a b église paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  10. ↑ verrière: Annonciation (baie 4) ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  11. ↑ ensemble de 3 verrières: Immaculée Conception, Remise du rosaire à saint Dominique, Sainte Famille (baies 3, 5 et 6) ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  12. ↑ Autel de l'église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. 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 January 22, 2018. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  13. ↑ autel (maître-autel) ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  14. ^ Ensemble de 4 tableaux: Assomption, Baptême du Christ, Le Christ bénissant un saint, Vierge à l'Enfant ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  15. ^ Monument aux morts de l'église de Bassercles ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. 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 January 22, 2018. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  16. ↑ monument aux morts de la guerre de 1914-1918 ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  17. ↑ Bassercles ( fr ) Communauté de communes Coteaux et Vallées of Luys. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  18. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bassercles (40027) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  19. ↑ A Argelos, circuit entre Bassercles et Beyries ( fr ) Comité Départemental du Tourisme. Retrieved January 22, 2018.