Bostens
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Country | |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan | |
| Canton | Mont-de-Marsan-1 | |
| Community association | Mont-de-Marsan agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 58 ′ N , 0 ° 22 ′ W | |
| height | 80-119 m | |
| surface | 7.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 201 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 40090 | |
| INSEE code | 40050 | |
 Parish Church of Sainte-Marie |
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Bostens is a French municipality with 201 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 Mont-de-Marsan-1 (until 2015: canton of Mont-de-Marsan-Nord ).
The name in the Gascognischen language is Bausten . It comes from the word Bostus ( German forest ), from which the Gascognic word Bos originated. According to another theory, the word Bausten has a Gallo-Roman origin.
The inhabitants are called Bostensois and Bostensoises .
geography
Bostens is located about 15 km northeast of Mont-de-Marsan in the Pays de Marsan region of the historic province of Gascon on the southeastern edge of the department.
Bostens is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
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Bostens is located in the river Adour catchment area . The Ruisseau des Neuf Fontaines, a tributary of the Douze , crosses the territory of the municipality.
history
The parish preserves a column shaft from the Gallo-Roman period, which today bears the holy water font of the parish church. In 988, Duke Wilhelm II of Gascony left his mark on Bostens. He was anxious to enlarge and pacify his dominion and therefore founded around a dozen abbeys , economic and cultural centers. At the same time he donated the parish church to the Saint-Sever Abbey , with whose history the parish remained connected until the French Revolution . In the Middle Ages , Bostens benefited from its location as an important stage on the Via Lemovicensis , one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela .
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 330 in the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community decreased to 100 inhabitants with brief recovery phases until the 1980s, before a phase of growth began that continues to this day .
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 147 | 131 | 118 | 100 | 149 | 149 | 162 | 176 | 201 |
Attractions
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- Parish Church of Sainte-Marie . It was built at the beginning of the Romanesque period and gradually expanded over the centuries. They probably originally consisted of a nave with a barrel vault , in the East by a flat apse was extended. In front of the nave, the bell tower rose to the west . A century after its construction, a second apse was added on its south side, which served as a sacristy . The largest expansion took place in the 17th century, when the nave was extended to the west by a new yoke , to which a closed, spacious vestibule was added. At the same time, the walls on the first floor of the bell tower were replaced by two arches to connect the newly built sections of the church with the existing ones. The bell tower, the choir and the apse have been classified as Monument historique since September 22, 1916 .
- Barraques watermill . It was built before 1790 and was able to maintain its functionality. Two water wheels directly drive two pairs of millstones. The water was drawn from a pond. The now vacant mill has been inscribed as a Monument historique since December 14, 2000 .
Economy and Infrastructure
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education
The community has a public primary school with 25 students in the 2017/2018 school year.
sport and freetime
- The GR 654 long-distance hiking trail from Namur in Belgium via Vézelay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port crosses the territory of the municipality. It follows the Via Lemovicensis, one of the four Camino de Santiago in France.
- Les Neufs Fontaines. It is a nature park that opened in March 2015. The 20 hectare site of a former farm was revived. The farmhouse has been restored and a sheep farm with 70 animals has been built including a research facility where cheese is made. The surrounding landscape is characterized by ponds and meadows. Information boards line the walking paths.
traffic
Bostens can be reached via Routes départementales 932, the former Route nationale 132 , and 933, the former Route nationale 133 .
The Autoroute A65 , called Autoroute de Gascogne , crosses the municipality, but without a direct exit to the village. The next exit 4 is connected to Route départementale 933 and approx. 5 km from the center of Bostens.
Web links
- Bostens on the website of the association of municipalities (French)
- Website of the Les Neufs Fontaines Natural Park (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bostens ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ Ma commune: Bostens ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ Bostens ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ Notice Communale Bostens ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Bostens (40050) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ Eglise Sainte-Marie ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ Moulin à eau de Barraques ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bostens (40050) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ La voie de Vézelay ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ↑ Marc Chaillou: Mont-de-Marsan: inauguration du site naturel des Neuf Fontaines ( fr ) AquitaineOnLine.com. March 3, 2015. Accessed February 5, 2018.