Fichous-Riumayou

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Fichous-Riumayou
Fichous-Riumayou (France)
Fichous-Riumayou
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Artix and Pays de Soubestre
Community association Luys en Bearn
Coordinates 43 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W
height 120-250 m
surface 6.41 km 2
Residents 179 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64410
INSEE code 64226

Parish Church of Saint-Girons in Fichous-Riumayou

Fichous-Riumayou is a French municipality with 179 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The community belongs to the Arrondissement Pau and Canton Artix et Pays de Soubestre (2015: Canton Arzacq-Arraziguet ).

The inhabitants are called Fichousais and Fichousaises .

geography

Fichous-Riumayou is located on a plateau about 25 km north of Pau in the historical province of Béarn on the northern edge of the department.

Fichous-Riumayou is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Garos Louvigny Mialos
Neighboring communities
Larreule Lonçon

Fichous-Riumayou is located in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River . Two tributaries of the Luy de France , the Riumayou and the Ruisseau de la Rance, cross the municipality.

history

Fichous was first mentioned in the 12th century at the same time as the Romanesque church was built. The village developed gradually and became an important place of pilgrimage in honor of St. Lupus to heal skin diseases such as B. Soliciting leprosy . The location of the church and the cemetery on a raised rectangular area suggests fortifications in the Middle Ages . In this case there was certainly a castle surrounded by a curtain wall, behind which the population could take shelter in the event of an attack. Until the creation of the department of Basses Pyrénées during the French Revolution Fichous belonged to Chalosse, an area of Gascony today, for the Landes department belongs. Lord of Riuamayou other hand, was a vassal of the Viscount of Bearn. In a census in Béarn in 1385, 14 households were counted in Riuamayou and it was noted that the village belongs to the Bailliage of Garos.

When the new parish was cut in 1792, Fichous was elevated to a parish, with a branch in Larreule and an oratory in Lonçon. The Riumayou community never had its own house of worship.

On March 22, 1842, the parishes of Fichous and Riumayou merged to form today's parish of Fichous-Riumayou.

Toponyms and mentions of fichous were:

  • Fixoos (12th century, according to Pierre de Marca's book Histoire de Béarn ),
  • Fixos (1513, notaries of Garos),
  • Fixous (1675, manuscript collection from the 16th to 18th centuries),
  • Fichoux (1750, map by Cassini ),
  • Fichoux (1793, Notice Communale) and
  • Fichons and Fichous (1801, Bulletin des Lois).

Toponyms and mentions of Riumayou were:

  • Arrimaior and Arimaioo (1385 and 12th century, census in the Béarn),
  • Arriu-Mayor (1487, 15th and 16th century manuscripts),
  • Riumayor (1513, notaries of Garos),
  • Arriu-Mayoo and Riumayour (1546 and 1675, respectively, manuscript collection from the 16th to 18th centuries),
  • Rui-majour (1750, map by Cassini),
  • Riumayou (1793, Notice Communale) and
  • Ruimayou and Riumayou (1801, Bulletin des Lois).

Population development

After the population peaked at over 400 in the middle of the 19th century, the number fell by around 70% with short growth phases up to the 1970s. Since then, the number of residents has increased steadily again.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 2017
Residents 150 138 128 128 138 146 152 159 179
Until 1836 only residents of Fichous, from 1841 of Fichous-Riumayou
From 1962 official figures without residents with second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2009

Attractions

  • Parish church of Fichous-Riumayou, dedicated to Gerontius, Bishop of Aire-sur-l'Adour in the 5th century, who Christianized parts of Gascony . It was built in the 12th century on the Romanesque steep, in the 15th century the wall openings for the windows were enlarged to let in more light, and in the 19th century it was completely restored. Due to the various structural changes over the centuries, the masonry appears heterogeneous due to the use of different materials. Two Christ monograms with a diameter of 45 cm adorn the church, one on the southern entrance portal , the other on the front of the altar inside the church. Both inscriptions are carved into a molasse sandstone in the same work . There are two assumptions about where the Christ monogram on the altar was originally located. One says that there was a second portal in the past, another that it would have decorated the present portal together with the other one, one on the lintel , the other in the porch. The altar, tabernacle and a 19th century oil painting as part of the furnishings are registered as national treasures. The latter hangs on a side wall of the nave and shows the crucified Christ , on both sides Mary and the apostle John . Mary has folded her hands, Johannes holds one hand on his heart. Jesus is depicted as still alive with his eyes fixed on heaven. The two wings as part of the picture frame show a relief of plant motifs in red, blue and gold shades and are the only remnants of an altarpiece from the second half of the 18th century.

Economy and Infrastructure

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2014
total = 8

education

The community has a public primary school.

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 Way of St. James, leads through the town center.

Likewise the long-distance hiking trail "GR 65" from Geneva to Roncesvalles . From Le Puy-en-Velay it follows the Via Podiensis , another of the four historical routes of the pilgrims in France .

traffic

Fichous-Riumayou is connected to the routes départementales 32, 278 and 279.

Web links

Commons : Fichous-Riumayou  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pyrénées-Atlantiques Gentile ( fr ) habitant.fr. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Fichous-Riumayou ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b Regional Council of Aquitaine: Eysus ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 13, 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 25, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  4. ^ A b c Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. Pp. 64, 142, 1863. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ a b église paroissiale Saint-Girons. ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ a b David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ a b Notice Communale Fichous-Riumayou ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ Notice Communale Riumayou ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  9. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Fichous-Riumayou (64226) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ Église Saint-Girons de Fichous-Riumayou ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 25, 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / visites.aquitaine.fr  
  11. ↑ Chrisme de l'église Saint-Girons ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 25, 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / visites.aquitaine.fr  
  12. ↑ Tableau du Christ en croix ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on May 25, 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / visites.aquitaine.fr  
  13. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune de Fichous-Riumayou (64226) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved on May 25, 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.insee.fr  
  14. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  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 25, 2017.
  16. ^ Bettina Forst: French Way of St. James. From Le Puy-en-Velay to Roncesvalles. All stages - with variants and height profiles. Bergverlag Rother, Munich (recte: Ottobrunn) 2007, ISBN 978-3-7633-4350-8 ( Rother hiking guide ). P. 155
  17. ↑ GR® 65, le chemin de Compostelle via le Puy ( fr ) Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre . Retrieved August 28, 2017.
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Way of St. James " Via Podiensis "

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