Escot

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Escot (disambiguation) .

Escot
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1
Community association	Haut Bearn
Coordinates	43 ° 5 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 5 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  W
height	290-1,817 m
surface	22.66 km 2
Residents	127 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	6 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	64490
INSEE code	64206
Escot Town Hall

Escot is a French municipality with 127 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and the Canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 (until 2015: Canton of Accous ).

The residents are called Escotais or Escotaises .

geography

Escot is located approx. 15 km south of Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the Aspetal , one of the three valleys of the Hoch– Béarn .

The highest point in the area of ​​the municipality is the Pic de l'Ourlène ( 1817  m ) in the extreme south-east of the municipality.

The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

	Lurbe-Saint-Christau Oloron-Sainte-Marie	Arudy
Asasp-Arros		Bilhères
	Sarrance

Escot is located in the river Adour catchment area . The Gave d'Aspe flows through the municipality together with its tributaries

• Barescou and its tributaries
  • Arrec d'Arin,
  • Arrec de Manaut,
  • Arrec de Bourdé and
  • Arrec de Casteigts and its tributary
    • Arrec de Bousquet,
• Arrectou,
• Arrec de Mouline and
• Arrec de Lassalle.

history

The community is located on a passage that was carved into the rock during the time of the Roman Empire to get across the Pyrenees . A Roman inscription at the foot of the rock face from the second or third century says that the Duovir of Iluro had the road improved in his second term. The road became a link between the Viscount and later the King of France and contributed to the development of the community.

In 1096 the community was first mentioned in the name form Scot . However, it remained relatively poor in population in the Middle Ages . In the census of 1385 only eight households were counted and the affiliation of the village to the Bailliage des Vicomtes des Aspetals was recorded.

Other toponyms and mentions were:

• Eschot (1154, deeds of Barcelona ),
• Sancta Maria d'Escot (1618, incorporated into the Diocese of Oloron ) and
• Ascot (1675, manuscript collection from the 16th to 18th centuries).

In the 16th century raised Catherine de Bourbon , the thermal spring out of the community. The associated thermal bath was particularly popular in the 19th century. The peak of the baths business was in the 1930s before it slowly came to a standstill.

Population development

After an initial high of over 800 inhabitants in the first half of the 19th century, the number fell by a total of 87% to around 100 inhabitants during short growth phases by the turn of the millennium. Since then there has been slight growth.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	2017
Residents	209	150	130	126	122	105	124	130	127

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish church de l'Assomption of Escot

Escot Viaduct

• Parish church, dedicated to the Assumption . The long building was built in the second half of the 16th century, as evidenced by the inscription with the year 1674 above the lintel of the entrance door. The nave offers space for a single nave . The bell tower as the entrance porch has a roof covered with slate , which is called à l'impériale ( German  imperial ) because its curved, upwardly tapering shape is reminiscent of an imperial crown .

• Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours chapel , built in the 18th or 19th centuries. In addition to votive offerings and a statue of the Virgin Mary, the chapel contains, among other things, stones that are piled up to form a pyramid . Three putti support the statue on an altar , one kneeling, the other standing upright. Maria wears a pleated dress and a headscarf that covers her hair. The statue comes from the altarpiece of the church in Escot and not from the same period as the putti. The chapel is not in its original place as it had to be relocated due to the changed route of the country road.

• Escot Viaduct. At the entrance to the Aspetal, a viaduct spans the Gave as part of the former Pau – Canfranc railway line . Its span is 56 m with a total length of 133 m. Construction began in early 1908 and was not without problems. In June 1908, a flood of the Gave d'Aspe tore away two of the six temporary supports, so that the viaduct could not be completed until the following year. The railway line stopped operating in 1970 after a train derailed on another bridge.

• Keystone over an entrance door. Escot preserves some old houses from the 17th to 19th centuries. The keystone of a round arch of an entrance door of one of these houses has a carved ornament. A Greek cross can be seen above plant motifs , above which a small fish. The motifs could indicate the activity of the owner, whose initials "R" and "C" can be read in the upper corners of the keystone. The year 1800 at the bottom reveals the time of creation.

Economy and Infrastructure

Ossau-Iraty

Agriculture and animal husbandry, timber industry and tourism determine the economy of the community. Escot is located in the AOC zone of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally made semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2014
total = 11

sport and freetime

The long-distance hiking trail GR 653 from Toulouse to Jaca , which corresponds to a section of the Via Tolosana , the southernmost of the four historical “ Paths of the Pilgrims of St. James in France ”, leads through the town center.

The 16th stage of the 2007 Tour de France took place on July 25, 2007.

traffic

The commune is crossed by Routes départementales 238 and 294.

Escot is located on the partially disused Pau – Canfranc railway line . A TER Aquitaine bus line connects the municipality with Canfranc and Bedous several times a day . From Bedous there is a connection to the regional train line 63 of the TER Aquitaine to Pau via Oloron-Sainte-Marie .

Web links

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

• Escot on the website of the former community association (French)
• Website of the Tourist Office of the Association of Municipalities (French)
• TER Aquitaine website (French)
• Website of the AOP Ossau-Iraty association (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Escot ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. 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 May 6, 2017. 
2. ↑ géoportail - Escot ( fr ) Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière . Retrieved May 6, 2017.
3. ↑ Ma commune: Escot ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
4. ^ ^{A b} Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 60, 1863. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
5. ↑ Notice Communale Escot ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved May 6, 2017.
6. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune d'Escot (64206) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 6, 2017.
7. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune d'Escot (64206) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 6, 2017.
8. ^ Conseil regional d'Aquitaine: Église de l'Assomption ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 6, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Chapelle Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 6, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ Escot Viaduct . Structurae . Retrieved May 6, 2017.
11. ^ Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Viaduc d'Escot ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 6, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ^ Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Clé d'arc sculptée sur une porte d'Escot ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 6, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
13. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved May 6, 2017.
14. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune d'Escot (64206) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved on May 6, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
15. ↑ GR® 653 - Sentier vers Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle: Toulouse - Jaca ( fr ) Comité départemental de la Randonnée pédestre des Pyrénées-Atlantiques (CDRP 64). Retrieved May 6, 2017.