Betbezer-d'Armagnac

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Betbezer-d'Armagnac
Betbezer-d'Armagnac (France)
Betbezer-d'Armagnac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan
Canton Haute Lande Armagnac
Community association Landes d'Armagnac
Coordinates 43 ° 59 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 59 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  W
height 78-144 m
surface 8.10 km 2
Residents 149 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40240
INSEE code 40039

Juliac Castle

Betbezer-d'Armagnac is a French municipality with 149 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 Mont-de-Marsan and the canton of Haute Lande Armagnac (until 2015: canton of Gabarret ).

The name in the Gascognischen language is Bèthvéser . It could be derived from the Gascognic word bèlevéser ´ ( German  place with a beautiful view ) or from the Gascognic bèth bése ( German  beautiful appearance ).

The inhabitants are called Betbezois and Betbezoises .

geography

Betbezer-d'Armagnac is located about 50 km east-northeast of Mont-de-Marsan in the Gabardan region in the historic province of Gascony on the northeastern edge of the department.

Betbezer-d'Armagnac is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Saint-Justin Saint-Julien-d'Armagnac
Neighboring communities Lagrange
Labastide-d'Armagnac Mauvezin-d'Armagnac

Betbezer-d'Armagnac is located in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River .

The Douze , also called Doulouze here, crosses the territory of the municipality as does its tributaries, the Ruisseau de Joutan and the Ruisseau de Lapouchette.

history

Arnaud Guilhem de Malvin, landlord of Juliac, built the first church in Betbezer in 1290, which has now been destroyed. After Guillaume de Mauvezin had placed the Vicomté of Juliac under the protection of the English King Edward II , it was decided in 1325 to build a bastide that no longer exists today. The Gabardan, in which the municipality is located, was a constant scene of clashes between English and French troops from the 12th century to 1453, the end of the Hundred Years War . In the 14th and 15th centuries, the Pardaillans, Viscounts of Juliac, fought against the English occupation. At the beginning of modern times , the Huguenot Wars and the clashes of the Fronde finally shook the region. In 1562 the Beroy Castle, seat of the Viscounts of Juliac, was burned down. The 17th and 18th centuries were shaped by the Pujolé family, Vicomtes of Juliac. Joseph-Marie Pujolé took part in the Battle of Fontenoy on May 11, 1745 . However, he later died in a dispute with the landlord of Losse . The Pujolé family fled to England during the French Revolution and their property was sold as a national good . The production of Armagnac and the cultivation of pine trees brought about an economic boom in the municipality in the 19th century. Together with some other municipalities in Gabardan, it acquired the right to officially name the brandy "Armagnac" at the beginning of the 20th century .

Population development

After records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of around 410 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 105 inhabitants during short recovery phases until the turn of the millennium, before a moderate growth phase began, which still continues today.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 178 153 170 155 135 106 134 141 149
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens
  • Parish church, dedicated to Saint Peter in Chains from the Acts of the Apostles of Luke . Nothing remains of the first church built in the 13th century. It was probably completely rebuilt in the 15th or early 16th century. The construction took place at least with the help of the Viscount de Juliac, whose family owned their tomb in the choir of the church. A grave slab from the 19th century indicates the site today. In 1569 the church was looted and damaged by Protestant troops who also set part of the village on fire. As a result, the vault of the nave collapsed . The only significant redesign took place in 1853 with the construction of the western part of the building and the bell tower , as attested by the year on a plaque above the entrance. Two massive buttresses , which combine to form a large pointed arch , support the west facade. The nave connects to the square, narrower choir via a large pointed arch. This is covered with a cross vault and flanked on its north side by a sacristy . The north facade is made of medium, rather irregular masonry and is supported on the outside with two buttresses. The southern facade is hidden by an extension that is directly connected to the church. It is the former rectory that is now the town hall. The western facade consists of plastered quarry stone with interlocking at the corners of the wall made of ashlar . The roofing is made of hollow bricks with the exception of the helmet of the towering out of the building bell tower, which with slate is covered. In the current furniture that the church preserves today, there are no elements that date from before the end of the 18th century, with the exception of the baptismal font , which is believed to be from the 17th century. It rests on the former Gothic keystone from the late 15th or early 16th century, which was recovered when the vault of the country house collapsed and was reused in the composition of the baptismal font. Besides these, the tabernacle of the north side altar made of gilded wood is the oldest piece of furniture that can be traced back to the end of the Ancien Régime . The other altars, the confessional and the seat for the priest celebrating Mass are dated no earlier than 1830. At the same time, a painter, perhaps the Italian artist Ceroni, covered the vault of the choir with a trompe-l'oeil . The neo-Gothic choir screen was added in the second half of the 19th century. The nave contains a heterogeneous collection of four paintings presumably from the 18th to the second half of the 19th century. They show St. Joseph with the baby Jesus , the crucified Christ with Mary Magdalene , the baptism of Jesus and the Assumption of Mary into heaven . These and a large number of other items of equipment are registered as national cultural assets.
  • Juliac Castle. It was the residence of the lords of Juliac, who also gave it his name. Juliac, however, referred to the entire estate and Beroy the actual castle. In 1327 it belonged to the Pardaillan family. As a result, it fell into the hands of the Malvins family, who swore their allegiance to both the French and English kings during the Hundred Years War. After it was auctioned off as a national property during the French Revolution, Romain Bié bought it in 1827. Two loopholes with loopholes flank the entrance, which is surmounted by battlements and the coat of arms from 1667. Romain Bié decided to demolish the rest of the castle, which had been in disrepair since 1789. Today's house forms a square inner courtyard with two wine stores, which are opened with pointed arches. These were probably built with stones from the demolished castle in the course of the 19th century.

Economy and Infrastructure

Vineyard in Betbezer-d'Armagnac

The main source of income for the municipality is still the Armagnac produced here.

Betbezer-d'Armagnac is located in the AOC zones of Armagnac (Armagnac-Ténarèze, Bas Armagnac and Haut Armagnac), Blanche-Armagnacs, and Floc de Gascogne , a fortified wine .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 14

sport and freetime

  • A medium circular route with a length of 16.4 km and a difference in altitude of 111 m leads through the territory of the municipalities of Betbezer-d'Armagnac and Saint-Julien-d'Armagnac, past castles, wooded valleys and vineyards.
  • Another medium circular route, 16 km long, leads through the territory of the municipalities of Betbezer-d'Armagnac, Labastide-d'Armagnac and Saint-Justin, also past castles, wooded valleys and vineyards.

traffic

Betbezer-d'Armagnac can be reached via Routes départementales 11, 35 and 381.

Web links

Commons : Betbezer-d'Armagnac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Betbezer-d'Armagnac ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b c Betbezer-d'Armagnac ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ma commune: Betbezer-d'Armagnac ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ Notice Communale Betbezer-d'Armagnac ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Betbezer-d'Armagnac (40039) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Betbezer-d'Armagnac (40039) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  9. ↑ Château de Juliac ( fr ) chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  11. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Betbezer-d'Armagnac (40039) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ Circuit de La Motte de St-Julien d'Armagnac ( fr ) visorando.com.
  13. ↑ A Labastide d'Armagnac, faites la ronde des châteaux ( fr , PDF) Comité Départemental du Tourisme des Landes.