Gère-Bélesten
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie | |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 | |
| Community association | Vallée d'Ossau | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 2 ′ N , 0 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 439-1,898 m | |
| surface | 12.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 190 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64260 | |
| INSEE code | 64240 | |
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Gère-Bélesten is a French municipality with 190 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 Oloron-Sainte-Marie and the Canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 (until 2015: Canton Laruns ).
The inhabitants are called Gère-Bélestinois or Gère-Bélestinoises .
geography
Gère-Bélesten is located approx. 30 km southeast of Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the Vallée d'Ossau in the historic province of Béarn .
The highest point in the municipality is the Pic de Gerbe ( 1898 m ).
The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
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Aste-Béon |
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Gère-Bélesten lies in the catchment area of the Adour River . The Gave d'Ossau , which forms the Gave d'Oloron further downstream at the confluence with the Gave d'Aspe , flows through the area of the municipality together with its tributaries
- Arrec de Légnère,
- Arrigast and
- Arriou Mage, also called Arriou Lassourde.
history
The municipality consists of the two villages Gère and Bélesten, which have been united to form a municipality since the Middle Ages . In the Béarn census of 1385, 24 households in Gère and 11 in Bélesten were counted and it was noted that the villages belong to the Bailliage of the Viscount of Ossau. The community developed mainly due to mineral resources. It has a mineral water spring, a quarry for quarrying marble and a galena mine .
Toponyms and mentions of Gère-Bélesten were:
- Iera (1154, deeds of Barcelona ),
- Yere and Bélestin (1270, documents from the Vicomté of Ossau),
- Velesten (1385, census in the Béarn),
- Gera (1538, manuscript collection from the 16th to 18th centuries),
- Sent Orens de Gere (1606, publications of the Diocese of Oloron ),
- Gere and Belestin (1675, collection of manuscripts from the 16th to 18th centuries),
- Gere and Belesten (1750, map by Cassini ),
- Beslestem Gere (1793, Notice Communale) and
- Gere and Gère-Bélesten (1801, Bulletin des Lois).
Population development
The population increased in the 19th century from 1881 to 459 inhabitants. Then the number was reduced by a total of around two thirds with short growth phases until 1990. Since then, there has been a slight overall growth trend again.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 275 | 209 | 184 | 175 | 151 | 166 | 159 | 162 | 190 |
Attractions
- Parish church of Gère-Bélesten, dedicated to Orientius , Bishop of Augusta Ausciorum in the 5th century. In the years 1898 and 1899, the dilapidated church was replaced by a new building in which building materials from the previous building were partially reused, especially in the apse . The current long building contains three naves and a bell tower that adjoins the western facade. In 1898, a number of new stained glass windows with representations of personalities and coats of arms were installed, by the glass painter Saint-Blancat from Toulouse .
- Fixed house of Gère-Bélesten. It was built in the 13th or 14th century for the lords of Gère-Bélesten. It passed into the possession of Jagnot de Laborde in the 16th century and into the possession of Jean de Gère in the 18th century. The building is made of broken stones and pebbles in a regular arrangement and originally had a ground floor and three floors, with the living area with window openings, wash basins and toilets occupying the first floor. The defense was provided by four arches and undoubtedly wooden walkways, as suggested by the line of consoles and beam holes in the walls. The second floor collapsed over time and resulted in the loss of the third floor. The current building is covered with a gable roof made of slate with a square tower from the end of the 14th century. At the beginning of the 16th century, the outer walls were modified to include twin windows with ornate lintels . In the 14th century, Jean de Gère had the internal staircase made of marble and had his family coat of arms affixed over the lintel. The main entrance has thick door posts that are decorated with bars .
Economy and Infrastructure
The municipality's economy focuses on agriculture and tourism. Gère-Bélesten is located in the AOC zone of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally made semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk.
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sport and freetime
The Tour de la Vallée d'Ossau , a circular hiking trail in seven stages with a total length of more than 100 km, also runs through the municipality of Gère-Bélesten. One variant of the route follows the valley of the Arriou Lassourde and crosses the area of the municipality in the western part, another variant leads directly through the center of Gère.
traffic
Gère-Bélesten is crossed by Route départementale 934 (former Route nationale 134 ) and is connected to other communes of the department by a line from the Transports 64 bus network from Pau to Gourette .
Web links
- Gère-Bélesten on the site of the former municipal association's tourist office
- Gère-Bélesten on the Tourist Office of the Association of Municipalities (French)
- "Transports 64" bus from the department (French)
- Website of the AOP Ossau-Iraty association (French)
- Gère-Bélesten on the map by Cassini 1750
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pyrénées-Atlantiques Gentile ( fr ) habitant.fr. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ géoportail - Gère-Bélesten ( fr ) Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière . Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ Ma commune: Gère-Bélesten ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Gère-Bélesten ( 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 June 2, 2017.
- ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. Pp. 70, 71, 1863. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Gère-Bélesten ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Gère-Bélesten (64240) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Gère-Bélesten (64240) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Conseil regional d'Aquitaine: Église Saint-Orens ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on June 2, 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.
- ↑ Maison forte de Gère-Bélesten ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on June 2, 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.
- ^ Maison forte dite La Tour d'Ore ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune de Gère-Bélesten (64240) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved on June 2, 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.
- ↑ GRP® Tour de la Vallée d'Ossau (TVO) ( fr ) Comité départemental de la Randonnée pédestre des Pyrénées-Atlantiques (CDRP 64). Retrieved June 2, 2017.
