Horsarrieu

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Horsarrieu
Horsarrieu (France)
Horsarrieu
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan
Canton Chalosse Tursan
Community association Chalosse Tursan
Coordinates 43 ° 41 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′  N , 0 ° 36 ′  W
height 50-133 m
surface 11.02 km 2
Residents 687 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 62 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40700
INSEE code 40128

Pilgrims in front of the parish church of Saint-Martin

Horsarrieu one is French municipality with 687 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan and the canton of Chalosse Tursan (until 2015: canton of Hagetmau ).

The name is derived from the Gascognischen horc arriu ( German  confluence of two rivers ).

The inhabitants are called Horsarrois and Horsarroises .

geography

Horsarrieu is located approx. 25 km south of Mont-de-Marsan in the Chalosse region of the historic province of Gascony .

Horsarrieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Audignon Dumes
Doazit Neighboring communities Sainte-Colombe
Hagetmau

Horsarrieu is located in the Adour river basin . The Ruisseau de Laudon, a tributary of the Gabas , flows along the northwestern border of the municipality.

history

Horsarrieu developed in the Middle Ages as it was on the Via Lemovicensis , one of the most important St. James' roads to Santiago de Compostela . An Order of Malta hospital was first mentioned in 1335 and operated until the French Revolution . The buildings now serve as a farm. The settlement developed on a ledge around the seat of the landlord and was raised to a baronate in the 16th century . Horsarrieu still has the remains of the castle on an artificial mound, earthfills and ditches on which the arena is now built.

Population development

After the records began, the population rose to an initial high of 665 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 415 inhabitants with short recovery phases until the 1950s, before a period of strong growth began continues today.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 424 447 478 567 634 636 629 633 687
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint Martin

The dedication to St. Martin of Tours suggests that the parish was founded in the 9th or 10th century. The first parish church was surrounded by a cemetery that still exists today in the center of the community until it was demolished in 1871. The current parish church was built in the 13th or 14th century and was initially dedicated to St. Blaise of Sebaste . It was originally the chapel of the neighboring castle. Only the southern wall of the choir with two arched entrances that were walled up in 1950 is all that remains of the first building. In the Hundred Years' War it was almost completely destroyed and rebuilt between the 15th and the 16th century. The nave with initially a main nave with a ribbed vault , most of the flat apse and the western part with the bell tower and the entrance portal in the flamboyant style originate from this period . The new building was barely completed when Protestant troops set it on fire in the context of the Huguenot Wars in 1569 . The vault of the choir and the yoke under the tower collapsed. Slightly repaired in the 17th and 18th centuries, the church was converted into a so-called Temple of Reason on May 29, 1794 during the French Revolution . Since the July monarchy , the church, which was meanwhile in poor condition, has been restored and enlarged several times. The vault of the choir was restored in 1841 in a neo-flamboyant style. From 1865 to 1866, a side aisle was added to the north of the main nave according to plans by the architect Dupouy. In 1867 a niche was built in the longitudinal axis of the choir, and in 1877 and 1878 the vault and the eastern buttresses of the bell tower, a gallery and a porch were built. In 1871 it became a parish church after the previous church was demolished and took over its dedication. The vaults of the naves received a decorative painting in the years to come. The vaults were partially repaired in 1951 after a lightning strike damaged the church in December 1947. In 1950 the sacristy south of the choir was demolished for the construction of a small road and replaced by a new sacristy north of the choir. In 1981 a renovation led to the removal of the vaults, the plastering of the walls and the laying of stone paving. The church has been inscribed as a Monument historique since December 12, 1939 .

The church has a nave with five uneven bays, which is extended to the east with a choir of the same width. The aisle opens to the main aisle through arcades in the form of pressed pointed arches. The two naves are covered with a ribbed vault, with stone ribs in the main nave and choir and with flat, covered bricks in the aisle. The western part of the church consists of a massive bell tower, which is complemented in the northwest corner by a rectangular stair tower rotated by 45 °. Both towers are covered with a tent roof made of slate . Buttresses surround the entire building. Nothing has been preserved from the furnishings of the earlier parish church, which was demolished in 1871, with the exception of a baptismal font , which is difficult to date. Most of the furnishings date from the second half of the 19th century. Fifteen artistically designed glass windows are works by Charles Mauméjean (1888–1957) and his nephew Georges (1902–1970) from 1954 and 1969, respectively, as replacements for the windows that were destroyed by the lightning strike in December 1947.

In addition to five windows with ornamental motifs, they show the following personalities and symbols:

  • Salvator mundi , who wears a crown, the scepter and the globe, wrapped in a purple cloak and surmounted by the cross,
  • the second patron saint, St. Blaise, who heals a child who has swallowed a fish bone,
  • the mercy of saint martin,
  • John the Evangelist holding the chalice to a serpent,
  • Louis IX of France on his throne , holding a crown of thorns and a scepter with one hand at its end, the so-called main de justice ,
  • the apostle Peter , enthroned, holding the keys and blessing,
  • white lilies , a symbol of Mary ,
  • a burning wax candle as a symbol of baptism,
  • Symbols of passion , crown of thorns, nails, hammer, lance and
  • the cross, surrounded by geometric motifs that are reminiscent of a halo.

Economy and Infrastructure

Trade and services are the main economic drivers of the community.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 48

education

The municipality has a public primary school with 51 pupils in the 2017/2018 school year.

Camino de Santiago logo

sport and freetime

  • A circular path with a length of twelve kilometers leads from the center through the area of ​​the municipality.

traffic

Horsarrieu can be reached via Routes départementales 18, 78, 350 and 933S, the former Route nationale 133 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Horsarrieu ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Ruisseau de Laudon (Q1380500) ( fr ) Service d'Administration Nationale des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (SANDRE). Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Notice Communale Horsarrieu ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune d'Horsarrieu (40128) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune d'Horsarrieu (40128) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ a b église paroissiale Saint-Martin ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  8. ^ Eglise Saint-Martin ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ le mobilier de l'église paroissiale Saint-Martin ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  10. ^ A b ensemble de 15 verrières: Christ Roi, Saint Blaise, Saint Martin, Saint Jean, Saint Louis, Saint Pierre, symboles (baies 0 à 5, 7 à 9, 11 à 15, 101) ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Horsarrieu (40128) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  12. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  13. ↑ La voie de Vézelay ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  14. ↑ A Horsarrieu ( fr ) Comité Départemental du Tourisme. Retrieved May 5, 2018.