Labatut (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

Labatut
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès
Community association	Adour Madiran
Coordinates	43 ° 25 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 25 ′ N , 0 ° 1 ′ W
height	199-325 m
surface	8.44 km 2
Residents	175 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	64460
INSEE code	64293

Labatut (unofficially Labatut-Figuières ) is a French municipality with 175 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 Pau and the canton of Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès (until 2015: canton of Montaner ).

The residents are called Labatutais or Labatutaises . The name in the Gascognischen language is also Labatut .

geography

Labatut is located about 45 km northeast of Pau in the historic province of Béarn on the eastern border with the neighboring Hautes-Pyrénées department .

Labatut is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

	Monségur	Larreule (Hautes-Pyrénées)
Vidouze (Hautes-Pyrénées)		Caixon (Hautes-Pyrénées)
Castéra-Loubix	Lamayou

Labatut is located in the catchment area of the Adour River , whose tributary, the Louet , marks a large part of the western border of the municipality. A tributary of the Louet, the Laysa, crosses the municipality. The Ruisseau de Héouga rises and flows into the Laysa on the territory of the municipality.

history

Labatut was first mentioned in the 14th century when troops from Jean II, known as "the fat" or "the hunchback", Count of Armagnac , Fézensac and Rodez , attacked the village in 1382 . The consequences were seen in the Béarn census three years later, when only 13 households were counted. Labatut was part of the Montaner Bailliage .

At the end of the 15th century, the Navailles family acquired the manorial rule , which they would keep until the French Revolution . A century later, François de Navailles-Labatut married Marguerite d'Albret, a daughter of John III. , King of Navarre , also known as Jean d'Albret . According to a local story, François de Navailles-Labatut, a soldier by trade, was imprisoned and left his pregnant wife alone. After receiving the news from her husband, Marguerite passed out. She was taken to a chapel where she woke up when thieves tried to steal her ring. A few days later she gave birth to her first child.

The complaints book of the French Revolution reveals that many residents of the parish were engaged in craft activities at the time, such as B. the processing of flax , the collecting of pebbles or the clog-making .

Toponyms and mentions of Labatut were:

Labatut-Figuera (1536, manuscript collection from the 16th to 18th centuries),
Labatut-Figuière (1728, counting of Labatut),
Labatut Figuera (1750, map by Cassini ),
Labatut (1793 and 1801, Notice Communale and Bulletin des lois, respectively ) and
Labatut-Figuère (1863, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque).

Population development

After a peak in the population of around 500 in the first half of the 19th century, the number fell by around three quarters to around 140 by the 1970s. Since then, the community has seen moderate growth.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	2017
Residents	153	143	141	148	153	144	151	160	175

From 1962 official figures without residents with a secondary residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2009

Attractions

Parish church, dedicated to Martin von Tours , probably rebuilt in the 17th century. Around 1714 the bell tower was built or changed and the north aisle was probably added, as evidenced by the corresponding year above the entrance. The south aisle was added along with repair work in the 17th century. The bell tower rests on a tower with a larger floor plan, which forms the entrance porch. The slate- covered roofs of the entrance porch and bell tower curve outwards at the lower edges and show a certain development in eighteenth-century church construction in the region. The design is also called à l'impériale ( German imperial ) because its curved and tapering shape is reminiscent of an imperial crown . Many of the church's furnishings date from the 18th and 19th centuries and are registered as national cultural assets.

Navailles Castle. The original castle was mentioned in 1385 as l'ostau deu senhor de la Mote Domenger . When the Navailles family acquired the manor at the end of the 15th century, the existing simple castle appeared inadequate or shabby. Therefore, at the beginning of the 16th century, the family decided to build a new building on a step above the Louet valley like the previous castle. The building served the family as a noble residence until the French Revolution. The castle is marked as Labatut on the map of Cassini in 1750 . In the 19th century the castle was fundamentally rebuilt, so that few old elements are left today. An exception is the stair tower with twin windows , a witness of the Renaissance style in the Béarn.

Economy and Infrastructure

Porc Noir de Bigorre ham

The economy is mainly determined by agriculture. Labatut is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2014
total = 18

sport and freetime

The GR 101 long-distance hiking trail from Maubourguet via Lourdes to the Col de Saucède leads through the municipality.

In addition to rides, the Lou Cassou equestrian club offers numerous other horse-related activities for adults and children from the age of three as well as educational projects including hippotherapy for the disabled.

traffic

Labatut is crossed by Routes départementales 148 and 202.

A TER Aquitaine bus line , a regional train operated by the state-owned SNCF , connects the municipality with Dax , Saint-Palais and Mauléon-Licharre .

Web links

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

Labatut on the website of the former municipal association (French)
Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)
TER Aquitaine website (French)

Individual evidence

↑ Pyrénées-Atlantiques Gentile ( fr ) habitant.fr. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
↑ Labatut ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
↑ Ma commune: Labatut ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Regional Council of Aquitaine: Labatut-Figuières ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Archived from the original on October 6, 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 June 24, 2017. @1@ 2

^ ^A ^b Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. S. 87, 1863. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved June 24, 2017.

↑ ^a ^b Notice Communale Labatut ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved June 24, 2017.

↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Labatut (64293) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 24, 2017.