Buzon

Buzon
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
Canton	Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais
Community association	Adour Madiran
Coordinates	43 ° 27 ' N , 0 ° 9' E Coordinates: 43 ° 27 ' N , 0 ° 9' E
height	156-260 m
surface	4.40 km 2
Residents	78 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65140
INSEE code	65114
	; View of the center of Buzon

Buzon is a French commune with 78 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 Tarbes and the canton of Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais (until 2015: canton of Rabastens-de-Bigorre ).

The inhabitants are called Buzonais and Buzonaises .

geography

Buzon is located about 25 kilometers north-northeast of Tarbes in the historic province of Bigorre on the northern border with the neighboring Gers department .

Buzon is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:

	Saint-Justin (Gers)	Sembouès (Gers)
Monfaucon		Cazaux-Villecomtal (Gers)
Barbeques	Beccas (Gers)

Buzon lies in the catchment area of the Adour River .

The Arros is one of its tributaries and flows along short sections of the eastern municipal border. The Mandrou rises in Buzon and then forms a natural border with the neighboring municipality of Beccas to the south before it flows into the Arros. The Lascors is another tributary of the Arros, which has its source in the northern municipality of Buzon.

Washing area

Wayside cross

Toponymy

The Occitan name of the community is Buson. Some theories try to explain the origin of the name. Some etymologists suspect a derivation from the old Provencal boza / buza ( German cow dung ) with the suffix -onem , another from the Gallo-Roman proper name Busius . But the name of the community probably comes from the Germanic proper name Budo with the Latin suffix -onem , from which the Gascognic suffix -on originated.

The nickname of the community is Los sarra-lèbes ( German those who grab rabbits by the collar ). The residents were once said to be unteachable poachers. There was a large number of game in the country, with many hares which they sold to Rabastens-de-Bigorre .

Toponyms and mentions of Buzon were:

de Buszono (1300, elevation in Bigorre),
De Busone (1342, Tarbes Parish Register ),

de Busono (1379, Prokuration Tarbes),

Buson (1429, Bigorre County Census List),

Buson (1760, Larcher, Church Register of Tarbes),

Buzon (1750, 1793 and 1801, map from Cassini , Notice Communale and Bulletin des lois, respectively ).

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of 355 by the first half of the 19th century. Subsequently, with brief recovery periods, the size of the community decreased to 70 residents by the 1990s, before a period of moderate growth began has recently stagnated again.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	89	77	72	85	70	74	78	86	78

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

Parish Church of Saint-Caprais

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-Caprais. She is the St. Caprasius , who was born in Agen and, according to Christian tradition, died a martyr in 303 . The current church building dates from the 18th century and has undergone numerous repairs and additions. However, everything points to an older predecessor. Inside the church there is an altar made of white marble from the 19th century. Behind it, on an old painting, you can see three figures, one of which may be St. Representing Caprasius.

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Buzon 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 = 10

traffic

Buzon can be reached via Routes départementales 31 (Gers 261) and 252.

Web links

Commons : Buzon - collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)

Individual evidence

↑ Buzon ( fr ) Tellnoo. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
↑ Ma commune: Buzon ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ Buzon ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b Notice Communale Buzon ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Buzon (65114) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 7, 2019.
↑ Buzon. Visite épiscopale ( fr ) La Dépêche du Midi . March 24, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 7, 2019.
↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Buzon (65114) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 7, 2019.

[1] Buzon ( fr ) Tellnoo. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

[2] Ma commune: Buzon ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[3] Buzon ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[4] David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[cassini-5] Notice Communale Buzon ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[6] Populations légales 2016 Commune de Buzon (65114) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 7, 2019.

[7] Buzon. Visite épiscopale ( fr ) La Dépêche du Midi . March 24, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 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 7, 2019.

[9] Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Buzon (65114) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 7, 2019.