Mesplède

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Mesplède
Mesplède (France)
Mesplède
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Artix and Pays de Soubestre
Community association Lacq-Orthez
Coordinates 43 ° 30 ′  N , 0 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 30 ′  N , 0 ° 39 ′  W
height 100-210 m
surface 11.47 km 2
Residents 365 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 32 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64370
INSEE code 64382
Website www.mesplede64.fr

Mesplède Town Hall

Mesplède is a French commune of 365 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 Artix et Pays de Soubestre (until 2015: canton of Arthez-de-Béarn ).

The name in the Gascognischen language is Mespleda . It has its origin in the Latin mespilum ( German  medlar ). The festival called Mesplède is celebrated on the occasion of the harvest of the medlar fruits . The inhabitants are called Mesplédois and Mesplédoises .

geography

Mesplède is about 40 km northwest of Pau in the historic province of Béarn on the northern edge of the department.

Mesplède is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Sault-de-Navailles Lacadée Hag deafess
Balansun Neighboring communities
Argagnon Arthez-de-Bearn

Mesplède lies in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River .

The Ruisseau de Lesclauze, also known as the Ruisseau de Mousquès on its upper reaches, is a tributary of the Luy de Béarn and has its source in the municipality as well as the tributaries of the Aubin , the Ruisseau de Chaurou and the Ruisseau Louru. The Ruisseau de Clamondé, a tributary of the Gave de Pau , flows along the southern border to the neighboring municipality of Arthez-de-Béarn.

history

Memorial plaque to the Battle of Mesplède in 1442

The settlement in the Gallo-Roman period is documented by a former camp. In the last phase of the Hundred Years' War , Mesplède was the scene of a battle that took place on August 25, 1442, in which one thousand Mesplède farmers according to tradition perished. Gaston IV , Count of Foix and Viscount des Béarn, gave up his neutrality in favor of the French king. But after the conquest of Dax by English troops in 1442, French troops moved into the Béarn and the population began to revolt. The toll of blood, of which a memorial plaque on the church square commemorates, ultimately ensured the independence of the Béarn for another period.

The village has belonged to Arthez since it was first mentioned around 1450, but with this formative event it sought independence, which was finally achieved in 1707. Even today, the parish consists essentially of scattered farms typical of the Béarn.

Toponyms and mentions of Mesplède were:

  • Mesplede (1750 and 1793, map by Cassini and Notice Communale, respectively ) and
  • Mesplède (1863, Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées )

Population development

After a peak in the number of inhabitants of around 670 in the first half of the 19th century, the number has been reduced to around 330 inhabitants during short recovery phases.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 2017
Residents 373 359 375 333 358 332 330 320 365
From 1962 official figures without residents with a secondary residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2009

Town twinning

Mesplède maintains a city partnership with:

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre
  • Parish church, consecrated to Germanus of Auxerre . In 1887, the project by the architect Bourdette from Orthez for the construction of the bell tower , which was in danger of collapsing, and the repair of the flooring were approved, after which work began in 1889. From 1892 to 1893 the church was enlarged, the three-aisled nave was raised and lengthened, the choir was enlarged and a sacristy was added. These conversions were tantamount to a completely new building, only the southern wall remains from the previous building. Around 1893, stained glass windows depicting religious figures, works by the glass painter Dauriac from Toulouse , were used. The nave has three bays , its two side aisles are separated by arched arcades . The elongated roof surfaces made of slate are typical of the region des Béarn der Gaves.

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture is traditionally the most important economic factor in the municipality.

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

sport and freetime

A circular path of 8.4 km in length with a difference in altitude of 255 m leads from the center of the municipality over the hills around the municipality with viewpoints of the Pyrenees . It also crosses twice the valley of the Ruisseau de Clamondé, one of the protected natural sites of the Pyrenees.

traffic

Mesplède is crossed by Route départementale 946, the former Route nationale 646 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mesplède ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c Mesplède ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on September 19, 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / visites.aquitaine.fr  
  3. ↑ Pyrénées-Atlantiques Gentilé ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ Ma commune: Mesplède ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Plaque commemorative de la bataille de Mesplède en 1442 ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on September 19, 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / visites.aquitaine.fr  
  6. ↑ La guerre de cent ans (1337-1453) ( fr ) School of Balansun . Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  7. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  8. ↑ a b Notice Communale Mesplède ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  9. ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 112, 1863. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Mesplède (64382) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  11. ^ Atlas français de la coopération décentralisée et des autres actions extérieures ( fr ) French Foreign Ministry . Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ Église Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre ( fr ) Visites en Aquitaine. Retrieved on September 19, 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / visites.aquitaine.fr  
  13. ↑ église paroissiale Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  14. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Mesplède (64382) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  15. ↑ Circuit N ° 35 ( fr , PDF) Tourist office of the Coeur de Béarn in Monein and Orthez. Retrieved September 19, 2017.