Bergouey

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Bergouey
Bergouey (France)
Bergouey
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Dax
Canton Coteau de Chalosse
Community association Terres de Chalosse
Coordinates 43 ° 40 ′  N , 0 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 40 ′  N , 0 ° 43 ′  W
height 47-122 m
surface 4.39 km 2
Residents 98 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 22 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40250
INSEE code 40038

Parish Church of Saint-André

Bergouey is a French municipality with 98 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 Mugron ).

The name in the Gascognic language is Vergoei . Its origin is unknown.

The inhabitants are called Bergoueyais and Bergoueyaises .

geography

Bergouey is located about 30 km east of Dax in the Chalosse region of the historic province of Gascon on the southern edge of the department.

Bergouey is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Maylis
Caupenne Neighboring communities Saint-Cricq-Chalosse
Gaujacq
Brassempouy

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

One of its tributaries, the Louts , together with its tributary, the Ruisseau de la Tuilerie, crosses the territory of the municipality.

history

The area has been populated since prehistoric times, as evidenced by the discovery of hewn flint and bronze axes . Bergouey was first mentioned in the records in the Middle Ages . In the middle of the 12th century, the parish church in the form of Sanctus Andreas de Bergui was mentioned in the Livre rouge of the cathedral of Dax . The community was under the rule of the Lataulade family. Until 1979 an annual procession led to the Saint-Leu spring on the first Sunday in September . Nowadays, however, the Massey spring, whose water is said to have healing properties for skin diseases, attracts locals and tourists.

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 310 in the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, a long phase of depopulation began, which still continues today, and in which the size of the community decreased with several short recovery phases 100 inhabitants fell.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 128 133 126 118 111 110 114 98 98
From 1962 official figures without residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2010

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-André

The church dedicated to the Apostle Andrew was built at the beginning of the 12th century. It has a semicircular apse made of small rubble stones and its narrow windows have lintels made of monoliths . The nave is made of regular central masonry and is flanked by a side aisle on the north side. In order to expand it, the ground floor of the adjacent square bell tower in the western part of the church was opened to the nave in the 18th century .

The special features of the church can be found in its furnishings , including a tabernacle and an altarpiece from the 18th century as well as a lamp with the eternal light and a lecture cross from the 19th century, which have been classified as Monuments historiques since September 1, 1986 .

The reredos are structured by two fluted pilasters and two fluted columns decorated with plant ornaments . They frame the central painting that shows the crucifixion scene. The patron saint of the church, St. Andrew, can be seen on the right of Jesus Christ , while Mary and John the Baptist are placed on his left by the artist. The apostle Andrew, easily recognized by his traditional attribute , the St. Andrew's cross , also appears as a large statue in the reredos to the left of the central painting. The tabernacle rests on an arched altar. Jesus is depicted as Ecce homo in a relief on his door . A crucifix rises above it and is accompanied by two statuettes . On the left of the door, St. Andrew is shown again with his cross, on the right and as a large statue, St. Lupus von Sens , recognizable by his crook and his traditional attribute, the wolf. He is the second patron saint of the Church, and his devotion was particularly lively in Bergouey. Until around a hundred years ago, every September 1st, a procession led to a fountain dedicated to him not far from the church.

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture and forestry are the main economic drivers of the municipality.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 15

sport and freetime

An easy circular path with a length of 6.4 km leads through the area of ​​the municipality without any difference in altitude.

traffic

Bergouey can be reached via Routes départementales 2 and 102.

Web links

Commons : Bergouey  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bergouey ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b Bergouey ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Ma commune: Bergouey ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ a b c BERGOUEY. Église Saint-André ( fr ) Comité d'études pour l'Histoire et l'Art de la Gascogne (CEHAG) and Amis des églises Anciennes des Landes (AEAL). Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ Bergouey ( fr ) fontainesdeslandes.fr. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Notice Communale Bergouey ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Bergouey (40038) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ Mobilier ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bergouey (40038) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ Et si la Chalosse m'était contée! ( fr , PDF) Comité Départemental du Tourisme des Landes. Retrieved January 5, 2018.