Bizous

Bizous
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton	La Vallée de la Barousse
Community association	Neste Barousse
Coordinates	43 ° 4 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 4 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  E
height	479-668 m
surface	3.18 km 2
Residents	110 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	35 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65150
INSEE code	65094
Mayor's Office ( Mairie ) of Bizous

Bizous is a French commune with 110 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of La Vallée de la Barousse (until 2015: canton of Saint-Laurent-de-Neste ).

The inhabitants are called bizousiens and bizousiennes .

geography

Bizous is about 24 kilometers east of Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the historic province of Nébouzan .

Bizous is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:

Escala	Tuzaguet	Anères
Montoussé		Hautaget
	Montsérié

Bizous is located in the catchment area of the Garonne River on the left bank of the Neste , a tributary of the Garonne.

Toponymy

The Occitan name of the community is Bisós, which may have its origin in the name of an ancient country estate. It comes from a proper name Bicius with an unclear suffix .

The nickname of the residents of the community is Eths gaudinèrs ( German  the Breiesser ). The porridge that is meant here is gaudinas , a porridge made from cornmeal that is mixed with milk or simply with water and is considered the favorite dish of the bizousiens .

Toponyms and mentions of Bizous were:

• De Bidossio (1387, Church Register des Comminges ),
• Bizous (1750, 1793 and 1801, map from Cassini , Notice Communale or Bulletin des lois ).

Population development

After the beginning of the records, the population rose to a high of around 370 by the second half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 95 inhabitants with short recovery phases until the turn of the millennium, before it has since grown to a level of around 105 inhabitants stabilized.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	162	139	141	115	121	96	112	100	110

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Parish Church of Invention-de-Saint-Etienne

Attractions

• Invention-de-Saint-Étienne parish church ( raising the bones of St. Stephen ). It was built in 1809 with a baroque decor. Your nave consists of a nave with two side chapels .

Economy and Infrastructure

Noir de Bigorre ham

Bizous is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 13

traffic

Bizous can be reached via routes départementales 24 and 26.

Web links

Commons : Bizous  - collection of images

• Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)
• Bizous on the website of the Tourist Office of the Association of Municipalities (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bizous ( fr ) datatlas. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
2. ↑ Ma commune: Bizous ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
3. ↑ Bizous ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
4. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Notice Communale Bizous ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
6. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Bizous (65094) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
7. ↑ Église Bizous ( fr ) Regional Tourism Committee Occitanie. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
8. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
9. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bizous (65094) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.