Julos

Julos ; Julòs
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
Canton	Lourdes-2
Community association	Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Coordinates	43 ° 7 ' N , 0 ° 0' E Coordinates: 43 ° 7 ' N , 0 ° 0' E
height	402-648 m
surface	5.86 km 2
Residents	405 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	69 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65100
INSEE code	65236
	; Mairie Julos

Julos ( Occitan : Julòs ) is a French commune with 405 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region (until 2015 Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées municipal association, founded in 2016 .

geography

The municipality of Julos is located in the Bigorre region in the foothills of the Pyrenees , about 15 kilometers south of the city of Tarbes and five kilometers northeast of the pilgrimage site of Lourdes . The 5.86 km² municipal area of Julos includes the high valley of the Ruisseau de Graves , a tributary of the Geune , the slopes and mountain peaks flanking the high valley to the north and south, and the mountainous area around some mountain streams that flow east to the Échez . At the pass between two valleys, the village of Julos lies at 540 m above sea level, while the village of Les Granges , which belongs to the municipality, lies further west at around 500 m above sea level. The municipality also includes the hamlets of Bouzet, Vignole, Hourquet, Courade, Lasserre, La Hount and Cher, as well as numerous individual farms. The highest peaks in the municipality of Juncalas are Miramont ( 648 m ) and Pouey Long ( 601 m ). About a third of the community area is forested. By the municipality Julos running prime meridian .

Julos is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Averan in the north, Barry in the northeast, Orincles in the east, Paréac in the southeast, Bourréac in the south, Lézignan in the southwest, Lourdes in the west and Adé in the northwest.

Place name

In 1285 the place name Juulos appeared for the first time . This was followed by the spelling de Iulos (1313), the Latin de Julossio (1342) and already Julos (1429 and 1541), which finally became established as the name still used today with the appearance of the Cassini cards at the end of the 18th century. Probably Julos goes back to the Latin personal name Julius , with the Occitan suffix -ossum .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	178	188	191	191	218	241	313	385
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Pierre Church, Monument historique
Saint-Martin chapel in the Les Granges district
Wash house ( lavoir )
Hall crosses

Saint-Pierre church
Saint-Martin chapel
Lavoir
one of the hall crosses
Cell phone mast on the 648 m high Miramont

Economy and Infrastructure

In Julos, agriculture continues to dominate alongside tourism (holiday homes, guest houses). There are 23 mostly small farms in the community (growing grain, breeding horses, cattle, goats and sheep).

The Route Nationale 21 runs from Tarbes to Lourdes just to the west of the commune of Julos . The city of Lourdes, five kilometers away, is a traffic hub on the northern edge of the Pyrenees with rail, road and air connections to all parts of France.