Claracq

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Claracq
Claracq (France)
Claracq
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh
Community association Luys en Bearn
Coordinates 43 ° 31 ′  N , 0 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 31 ′  N , 0 ° 18 ′  W
height 140-262 m
surface 9.87 km 2
Residents 227 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 23 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64330
INSEE code 64190
Website www.claracq.fr

Claracq is a French municipality with 227 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Pau and the canton of Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh (until 2015: canton Thèze ).

geography

Claracq is located about 30 km north of Pau on the northeastern edge of the department in the Vic-Bilh region of Gascogni in the historical province of Béarn .

The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Boueilh-Boueilho-Lasque Ribarrouy
Garlède-Mondebat
Lalonquette 		Neighboring communities Taron-Sadirac-Vlichenave
Miossens-Lanusse Carrère Mouhous

Claracq is located in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River . One of its tributaries, the Gabas , marks the western boundary of the municipality with Garlède-Mondebat, Lalonquette and Miossens-Lanusse. A tributary of the Gabas, the Tourniquet, marks a certain part of the northern border to the neighboring municipality of Boueilh-Boueilho-Lasque. A tributary of the Lées , the Gabassot, partially forms the eastern border with the neighboring communities of Taron-Sadirac-Vielleave, Mouhous and Carrère. Another tributary of the Adour, the Bahus , rises in the area of ​​the municipality.

history

Claracq is at the crossroads of two paths, one of which has existed since prehistory . Excavations on these roads led to the discovery of six barrows that prove settlement before the Gallo-Roman times . The community was subsequently built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate. The origin of the name is composed of the Latin name Clarus and the suffix -acum , which together means "estate of Clarus".

Toponyms and mentions were subsequently:

Paul Raymond, archivist and historian of the 19th century, noted the coverage of 47 households in the census of 1385 and the fact that the village was part of the Bailliage of Pau. In the 16th century the parish was part of the Baronate of Coarraze . 1674 sold Henri d'Albret-Miossens the basic rule of Pierre de Brugelles, in the 18th century it was owned by the Hiton family. On the map of Cassini 1750, the municipality is entered as Clarac . Jean-Marie de Hiton, former musketeer , then major and inspector of the "Bearner Troupe" stated in the 1752 census that he owned a castle, a mill and a half of the tithe . The other half belonged to the pastor and the cathedral chapter of Lescar at the time .

Around twelve Cagot families lived in the community, members of a group of people who were discriminated against in Spain and France from the 13th to well into the 19th century and who were largely excluded from social life. They lived separately from the other residents, and went into the Claracq Weber profession after.

From 1904 to 1932 a narrow-gauge railway between Pau and Aire-sur-l'Adour was operated by the Compagnie du Chemin de fer Pau-Oloron-Mauléon . Claracq had a train station and thus an important stop for steam-powered trains on this route.

Population development

After the highest number of inhabitants in the first half of the 19th century with over 450 inhabitants, the number fell by around 60% during brief phases of recovery until 1990 and has increased again since then.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 2017
Residents 205 201 218 208 193 208 216 232 227
From 1962 official figures without residents with a secondary residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2009

Attractions

Museums

  • Gallo-Roman Museum. The exhibits in the museum show the public, with the help of the finds from excavations in the neighboring community of Lalonquette, life in a Gallo-Roman villa that was inhabited in the first five centuries of our era. The estate must have a certain importance, because the total area is around two hectares. It was conveniently located not far from the Roman road from Bordeaux to Saragossa . The permanent exhibition is thematically structured (coins, ceramics, jewelery, architecture, mosaics ) and presented museographically (panels, models, archaeological objects, interactive terminals). In addition to the exhibition, there are special activities aimed at children, during which they can make Gallo-Roman objects under supervision in workshops and take them home.

Buildings

  • Local church, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary . The original structure probably dates back to the 11th century, its portal and aisle are from the end of the 16th or the beginning of the 17th century. The bell tower was added to the nave in the 19th century. Above the wooden door of the entrance portal, the figure of a cow, the heraldic animal of the Béarn, emerges from the garment as a relief . Above the portal there is a niche in the wall in which a statue of the Virgin Mary is placed. A painting in the interior of the church measuring 1.93 m × 1.48 m shows the Annunciation , the announcement of divine motherhood to Mary by the Archangel Gabriel , a work by Emma Cornélie Wyatt de Vivefay from 1865. It is after the Painting by Giovanni Battista Salvi , called Sassoferrato, of the Louvre Museum , which in turn is an interpretation of the painting by Federico Barocci from the Vatican Pinacoteca . The painting was ordered from the Minister de la maison de l'empereur by the municipality in 1864 . Another painting measuring 2.02 x 1.36 m shows Christ crucified with Mary Magdalene at his feet. As in sacred art, she is traditionally portrayed with long, loose hair, according to the idea of prostitutes in Palestine at that time . In similar depictions, unlike here, Mary Magdalene holds a vase with perfume in her hand to embalm the corpse . This painting is the work of the painter Victor Venat from the second half of the 19th century.
  • Claracq Castle. It was the seat of the landlord of Claracq from at least the 16th century. In the 19th century the castle was rebuilt in the same place and acquired its current appearance.

Economy and Infrastructure

The economy of the municipality is primarily determined by agriculture.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2014
total = 28

education

The municipality has a public primary school with 23 children in the 2016/2017 school year.

traffic

Claracq is crossed by Routes départementales 42, 219, 296 and 834 (graduated Route nationale 134 ) and by the Autoroute A65 ( Autoroute de Gascogne ), from which, however, there is no direct exit to the village.

A TER Aquitaine bus line , a regional train operated by the state-owned SNCF , connects the municipality with Pau and Mont-de-Marsan via Aire-sur-l'Adour, another TER Aquitaine bus line connects the municipality with Pau and Agen via Aire-sur- l'Adour.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ma commune: Claracq ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Claracq ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  3. ^ A b Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 51, 1863. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ La gare ( fr ) Claracq municipality. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ Notice Communale Claracq ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Claracq (64190) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  8. ^ Musée gallo-romain ( fr ) Gallo-Roman Museum Claracq. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ Eglise de l'Assomption-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  10. ↑ Eglise paroissiale de L'Assomption-de la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ Porte de l'église ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  12. ↑ Tableau de l'Annonciation ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  13. ^ Tableau: Annonciation ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  14. ↑ Tableau de Marie-Madeleine ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  15. ^ Tableau: Annonciation ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  16. ↑ Château de Claracq ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  17. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune de Claracq (64190) ( fr ) INSEE . Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.insee.fr
  18. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved April 23, 2017.