Boô syllables

Boô-Silhen ; Bòr e Silhen
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	La Vallée des Gaves
Community association	Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves
Coordinates	43 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ E
height	399-599 m
surface	3.12 km 2
Residents	310 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	99 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65400
INSEE code	65098

Boô-Silhen ( Gaskognisch Bòr e Silhen ) is a French commune with 310 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement and the canton of La Vallée des Gaves .

location

Boô-Silhen is located in the south of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, around 26 km (as the crow flies) southwest of Tarbes . The place is east of the river Gave de Pau in the vicinity of the Pyrenees National Park .

The community consists of the villages Boô and Silhen, the hamlets (hameaux) Asmets and Brouca and some individual farms.

history

In the early Middle Ages the rulership changed frequently (Visigoths, Basques, Franks, Saracens). After that, the place was under the rule of the Kingdom of Aquitaine and the Duchy of Gascony for centuries. From 900 to 1609 there was a county of Bigorre within the aforementioned areas. During the Hundred Years War Boô-Silhen was sometimes under English, sometimes under French rule. From 1425 to 1609 the place belonged as part of the county of Bigorre to the county of Foix, which is only loosely connected to France . Because the last ruler of this county, King Henry II of the House of Bourbon, ascended the throne of France (as Henry IV) in 1589, the places in the region were crown domains from 1609 to 1789. The municipality belonged to the District of Argelès from 1793 to 1801. In addition, it was from 1793 to 1801 part of the canton of Préchac and from 1801 to 2015 part of the canton of Argelès-Gazost (1793-1896 under the name of Canton Argelès ). With the exception of the years 1926 to 1942 (Arrondissement Bagnères) Boô-Silhen was administratively part of the Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost since 1801. Silhen was first mentioned by name as Silien in 870 in the green book of Bénac and Boô as Bor in the copial book of Saint-Savin. The municipality is part of the historical Lavedan landscape (also known as the Pays des Sept Vallées ).

Population development

year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1846	1876	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	278	232	283	198	318	284	123	144	165	164	275	269	271	274	299
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a continuous decline in the number of inhabitants to the lows in the 20th century. Between 1975 and 1982 there was a strong growth phase.