Geüs-d'Oloron
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie | |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 | |
| Community association | Haut Bearn | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 15 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ W | |
| height | 167-301 m | |
| surface | 6.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 252 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64400 | |
| INSEE code | 64244 | |
_mairie_-_%C3%A9cole.JPG) Town hall and school of Geüs-d'Oloron |
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Geüs-d'Oloron is a French municipality with 252 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 Oloron-Sainte-Marie-Ouest ).
The name in the Gascognischen language is Gèus d'Auloron .
geography
Geüs-d'Oloron is located approx. 15 km northwest of Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the Josbaig valley in the historic province of Béarn .
The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
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| Barcus | Saint-Goin |
Geüs-d'Oloron is located in the catchment area of the Adour River .
A tributary of the Gave d'Oloron , the Joos , flows through the municipality with its tributary Ruisseau Espondics, as does the Ruisseau l'Ibarle, tributary of the Lausset .
history
The head of a statue of Augustus was found near the church , evidence of a settlement as early as Gallo-Roman times . Geüs and Saint-Goin together formed a municipality in the 1385 census of the Béarn, in which a total of 29 households were counted. Both villages were part of the Oloron Bailliage .
In the 17th century the farmers of Geüs made a unique trade with the landlord de Luxe. For the right to graze their animals in a forest that was in his possession, they gave him part of their herd. In 1724 the community was one of the centers for the production of bed linen and stockings.
Toponyms and mentions of Geüs-d'Oloron were:
- Yeus (1385, census in the Béarn),
- Jeus (1405, notaries from Navarrenx ),
- Nostre-donne de Geus (1612, publications of the Diocese of Oloron ),
- Geus (1750, map by Cassini ),
- Geus (1793, Notice Communale),
- Geus and Geüs (1801, Bulletin des lois ) and
- Geus (1863, Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées).
Since 1956 the community has been called Geüs-d'Oloron.
Population development
After a peak in the number of inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century with around 350 inhabitants, the number fell by a total of more than half during short recovery phases up to the 1950s. Then a phase of population growth began.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 178 | 194 | 196 | 201 | 201 | 199 | 204 | 203 | 252 |
Attractions
- Parish church, dedicated to Mary , the mother of Jesus . Located in the middle of the cemetery, the parish church was extensively rebuilt towards the end of the 19th century. From the original, in the High Middle Ages built church is Romanesque apse survived. In 1855 the bell tower was built according to plans by the architect Bernard Montaut from Oloron, but was rebuilt between 1883 and 1885 according to plans by the architect Bourdette from Orthez , as it threatened to collapse. The church furnishings include an 18th century altarpiece with a painting by the painter Jérôme Ribère depicting the Assumption of the Virgin Mary , a 17th century tabernacle with a ciborium on each of its three sides and a seat with a high back . The church also has a second altarpiece from an earlier convent that supports the altar table .
- Geüs-d'Oloron watermill . It dates from the 16th century and is one of the oldest mills in the region. Located on a derivative of the Joos, all villagers had to grind their grain in the mill that was owned by the landlord. According to legend, there was a secret underground passage between the mill and the church.
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture is an important economic factor in the community. Geüs-d'Oloron is located in the AOC zones of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally produced semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk, as well as the pig breed and the ham "Kintoa".
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traffic
Geüs-d'Oloron is crossed by Routes départementales 836 and 936 (former Route nationale 636 ) and is connected to other communes in the department by a line from the Transports 64 bus network .
Web links
- Website of the AOP Ossau-Iraty association (French)
- Filière Porc Basque website (French)
- "Transports 64" bus from the department (French)
- Geüs-d'Oloron on the map by Cassini 1750
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geüs-d'Oloron ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Ma commune: Geüs-d'Oloron ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d Regional Council of Aquitaine: Geüs-d'Oloron ( 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 7, 2017.
- ^ A b Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 71, 1863. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Geüs-d'Oloron ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Geüs-d'Oloron (64244) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Geüs-d'Oloron (64244) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Conseil régional d'Aquitaine: Église Notre-Dame ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on June 7, 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.
- ↑ église paroissiale Notre-Dame ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Moulin de Geüs-d'Oloron ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on June 7, 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.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2014 Commune de Geüs-d'Oloron (64244) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved on June 7, 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.
