Léren

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Léren
Léren (France)
Léren
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
Community association Bearn des Gaves
Coordinates 43 ° 30 ′  N , 1 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 30 ′  N , 1 ° 3 ′  W
height 7-53 m
surface 4.57 km 2
Residents 220 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 48 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64270
INSEE code 64334

Léren is a French commune of 220 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 (until 2016: Arrondissement Pau ) and the canton of Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel (until 2015: Canton Salies-de-Béarn ).

The name in the Gascognic language is Lèren . The inhabitants are called Lérenois and Lérenoises .

geography

Léren is located about 60 km northwest of Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the historic province of Béarn on the northern border with the neighboring Landes department .

The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Sorde-l'Abbaye (Landes)
Came Neighboring communities Sorde-l'Abbaye (Landes)
Saint-Pé-de-Léren

Léren is located in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River and lies on the left bank of the Gave d'Oloron , a tributary of the Gave de Pau . A tributary of the Gave de Pau, the Baniou, also called Arriougrand here, flows along the western border of the municipality.

history

The community was founded in the Diocese of Dax and was first mentioned in the 12th century in the copial book of the Abbey of Saint-Jean de Sorde . It was an important transit point for pilgrims on the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela . Therefore a hospital for the care of the pilgrims was established and there was a bridge over the Gave since the Middle Ages , which was later replaced by a ford and a ferry. Until 1790 the parish was part of the Duchy of Gramont .

Other toponyms and mentions of Léren were:

  • Sent-Bisentz de Leren (1472, notaries from Labastide-Villefranche ),
  • Leren (1750, 1793 and 1801, map from Cassini , Notice Communale or Bulletin des lois ) and
  • Léren (1863, Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées).

Population development

After peaking the number of inhabitants of around 470 in the first half of the 19th century, the number fell to less than 200 inhabitants during short recovery phases until the 1990s, before moderate growth to a level of over 200 inhabitants, which has been maintained to this day .

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 2017
Residents 216 210 203 192 182 192 221 229 220
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Saint Vincent . The Romanesque church was built in the 12th century by Benedictines from the Abbey of Saint-Jean de Sorde and is therefore one of the oldest churches in the lower reaches of the Gave d'Oloron. Its origins, which date back a long way , can still be seen today in the rectangular floor plan of the nave , the semicircular apse and the bell gable with two bulges. The interior of the nave is covered with wooden beams and is illuminated by arched windows with walls .
  • Bergeras Castle. The building was constructed in the 17th century and saw many contemporaries of the Musketeer d'Artagnan . From the 16th century to 1790 it was the seat of the judiciary of the manorial power . The cross- frame windows are made of stone and the upper floors are decorated with oculi . A rectangular tower conceals a wide stone staircase. Outbuildings are arranged around the wide inner courtyard: shed, chicken coop, dovecote , wine cellar.
  • House Lassalle, built in the 18th century. The specialty of this hamlet in the Béarn are architectural elements to the style of the farmhouses in the Basque Country recall: the facade of the gable wall, the flat, the court enclosing wall, the distribution of door and window openings, the entrance gate leading to the ezkaratz to seems to lead.

Economy and Infrastructure

Ossau-Iraty

Agriculture and services are the main economic drivers of the community. Léren is located in the AOC zones of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally made semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk, as well as the pig breed and the ham "Kintoa".

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 29

education

The community has a public primary school.

traffic

Léren is crossed by Route départementale 28.

The Autoroute A64 , called La Pyrénéenne , crosses the municipality, but without a direct exit to the village.

Personalities

  • Pierre de Salles, musketeer of the French king and magistrate of the Duke of Gramont, was born in Léren.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Léren ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ Léren ( fr ) Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves . Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. 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 August 17, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cc-saliesdebearn.fr
  3. ↑ Ma commune: Léren ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ Regional Council of Aquitaine: Léren ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. 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 August 17, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  5. ^ A b Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 99, 1863. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  6. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ a b Notice Communale Léren ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Léren (64334) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Léren (64334) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Église Saint-Vincent de Léren ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. 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 August 17, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  11. ↑ Château Bergeras ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. 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 August 17, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  12. ↑ Maison Lassalle à Léren ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. 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 August 17, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  13. ^ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité - Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  14. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Léren (64334) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  15. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved August 17, 2017.