Corbère-Abères

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Corbère-Abères
Corbère-Abères (France)
Corbère-Abères
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh
Community association North Est Béarn
Coordinates 43 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 5 ′  W
height 171-306 m
surface 7.08 km 2
Residents 108 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64350
INSEE code 64193
Website corbereaberes.free.fr

Saint-Orens local church in Corbère-Abères

Corbère-Abères is a French municipality with 108 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 of Lembeye ).

The name in the Gascognischen language is Corbèras-Avera .

geography

Corbère-Abères is located about 40 kilometers northeast of Pau in the Vic-Bilh region in the historic province of Béarn on the northeastern edge of the department.

Corbère-Abères is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities:

Castillon Séméacq-Blachon
Escures Neighboring communities Moncaup
Lembeye
Bassillon-Vauzé

Corbère-Abères lies in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River . The Larcis , a tributary of the Lées , marks the eastern border with the neighboring municipality of Moncaup. The Ruisseau du Boscq flows into the Larcis in the municipality.

history

The municipalities of Corbère and Abères près Corbère merged between 1801 and 1806 to form the municipality of Corbère-Abères. In 1833 the previous municipality of Domengeux was added, initially under the name Corbère-Abères-Domengeux.

Paul Raymond, archivist and historian of the 19th century, noted the registration of eight households each in Corbère and Domengeux in the census of 1385 and the affiliation of both communities to the Bailliage of Lembeye . The Baronate of Corbère was a vassal of the Viscount of Béarn, Domengeux was dependent on the Commandery of the Order of St. John of Caubin and Morlaàs .

Toponyms and mentions of Corbère were

  • Corbère (12th century, copy book of the diocese of Lescar ),
  • Corberas and Courbères (around 1550 and 1683, respectively, manuscript collection from the 16th to 18th centuries),
  • Corberes (1793, Notice communale ) and
  • Corbères (1863, Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées).

Toponyms and mentions of Abères were

  • Bere (1402, census in the Béarn),
  • Avera and le parsan d'Albère de Courbères (1540 and 1684, respectively, manuscript collection from the 16th to 18th centuries),
  • Abere prés Corberes and Abères près Corbère (1793 and 1801, Notice communale ) and
  • Abère (1863, Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées).

Toponyms and mentions of Domengeux were

  • Domengius and Domenjeus (1385 and 1402, respectively, census in the Béarn) and
  • Doumengeux (1748, cadastre of Bétracq ).

On the map of Cassini 1750, Corbère is entered as Corberre and Domengeux in its current form of name, but Abères is not mentioned.

Population development

After the highest number of inhabitants in the first half of the 19th century of almost 400 inhabitants, the number fell by a total of around 80% during brief phases of growth to less than 100 inhabitants by the turn of the millennium, but has increased again since then. The decrease was particularly significant between 1841 and 1872 (around 36%).

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 2017
Residents 120 99 91 80 85 75 82 108 108
Until 1800 only residents of Corbère, from 1821 of Corbère-Abères, from 1831 with residents of Domengeux
From 1962 official figures without residents with a secondary residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2009

Attractions

  • Local church of Corbère, dedicated to Orientius , Bishop of Augusta Ausciorum in the 5th century. The origin of the church goes back to the 12th century. It was restored around 1820 and again around 1870. The single-nave nave is closed off to the east with a flat apse and to the west with a bell tower as a porch of the entrance. In the second half of the 19th century, stained glass windows were used by the Mauméjean stained glass company, which is well known in the region . Other furnishings in the church date from the 17th to 19th centuries and are registered as national cultural assets. The bell was cast from bronze in 1783 , its height is 44 cm, its diameter 55.5 cm, the clapper is made of iron and the crown is made of wood. It is signed with "Ebrard me fecit 1783" ( German  Ebrard created me 1783 ). The foundryman Ebrard created other bells in the region.
  • Castle of Corbère-Abères. In a document from 1684 the construction of the castle is mentioned. At that time it was the seat of the Baronate of Corbère, which also included the neighboring town of Abères. In the second half of the 18th century, the facility was rebuilt by Jean-Paul d'Angosse, in particular a large staircase on the eastern tower and a dovecote were added in this course. In the 1930s, famous personalities such as French fashion designer and entrepreneur Coco Chanel owned the castle, while French film director Robert Bresson bought one of the outbuildings. The remains of a moth and an inner courtyard can be seen in the castle park, which later became the seat of the landlord and the lay monastery .
  • Former convent of Corbère-Abères. The interior shots of several films by Robert Bresson were shot in the former monastery. B. 1943 The Song of Songs of Love ( Les Anges du péché ) or 1983 The Money ( L'Argent ).

Economy and Infrastructure

Vine in a vineyard belonging to the AOC des Madiran

Agriculture is still the most important economic factor today. Mainly maize is grown here, the main focus of livestock farming is the rearing of cattle, calves and geese.

Corbère-Abères is located in the AOC zones of the Béarn , Madiran and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh wine-growing regions .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2014
total = 13

traffic

The municipality is crossed by Routes départementales 142 and 205.

Personalities

Coco Chanel 1928
  • Armand-Mathieu d'Angosse, born on February 27, 1776 in Arthez-d'Asson , died on June 8, 1852 in Corbère-Abères, was a French politician.
  • Joseph-Louis de Luppé, born on September 7, 1837 in Corbère-Abères, died on November 3, 1912 in Paris , was a French politician.
  • Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel , born on August 19, 1883 in Saumur , died on January 10, 1971 in Paris, was an internationally known French fashion designer and entrepreneur. She owned the castle of Corbère-Abères in the 1930s, withdrew to the castle for a while at the beginning of the Second World War , and was often seen here until the end of the war.
  • Robert Bresson , born on September 25, 1901 in Bromont-Lamothe , died on December 18, 1999 in Paris, was a French film director who owned outbuildings of the castle of Corbère-Abères and made several films in Corbère-Abères in the 1930s.

Web links

Commons : Corbère-Abères  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Corbère-Abères ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Corbère-Abères ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b c Notice Communale Corbère-Abères ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b c d Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. Pp. 2, 52, 56, 1863. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Notice Communale Abères près Corbère ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  6. ^ France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Corbère-Abères (64193) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Eglise Saint-Orens de Corbère ( 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
  9. ↑ église paroissiale Saint-Orens ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Cloche de l'église Saint-Orens ( 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
  11. ↑ Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Château de Corbère-Abères ( 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. ^ Corbère-Château ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  13. ^ Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Ancien couvent de Corbère-Abères ( 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
  14. ^ Agriculture ( fr ) Municipality of Corbère-Abères. 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 / corbereaberes.free.fr
  15. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  16. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune de Corbère-Abères (64193) ( 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