Orieux

Orieux
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
Canton	La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses
Community association	Communes des Coteaux du Val d'Arros
Coordinates	43 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ E
height	290-473 m
surface	8.19 km 2
Residents	115 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65190
INSEE code	65337
	; View of the center of Orieux

Orieux is a French commune with 115 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Tarbes and the canton of La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses (until 2015: canton of Tournay ).

The inhabitants are called Oroix .

geography

Orieux is about 18 kilometers east of Tarbes in the historic Bigorre county .

Orieux is surrounded by the six neighboring municipalities:

	Sère-Rustaing	Bugard
Peyriguère		Bonnefont
Moulédous	Bernadets-Dessus

Orieux is located in the catchment areas of the Adour and Garonne rivers .

Tributaries of the Arros cross the territory of the municipality:

the allier ,
the bouès and
the Chella, which rises in Orieux.

The Lizon, a tributary of the Baïse , forms the natural border with the neighboring municipality of Bonnefont to the east. The river will be dammed into a reservoir in the areas of the two communities.

Mayor's Office ( Mairie ) of Orieux

Road sign

Toponymy

The Occitan name of the community is Aurius. Its origin is unclear.

A nickname of the residents of the community is Los cantaires ( German the singers ). It can be traced back to the fact that the Oroix sang at the mass in Tournay in honor of Napoleon Bonaparte's coronation . Another nickname is Los sauvatges ( German die Wilden, i.e. the Cagots ).

Toponyms and mentions of Orieux were:

Colomer de Orils ? (around 1140, copy book of the Viscounts of Lavedan , called Livre vert de Bénac ),
Orius (1285 and 1379, census of the nobility in Bigorre and Prokuration Tarbes ),
Orios (1313, tax list Debita regi Navarre ),
de Oriuis (1369, Larcher, Castelbajac),
Orieux (1389, Larcher, Castelbajac),
Orius (1429, Bigorre census list),
Ourieux (1750 and 1790, map by Cassini or Département 1),
Aurieux (1791, church records ),
Orieux (1793 and 1801, Notice Communale and Bulletin des lois, respectively ).

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of 330 by the second half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community decreased to around 110 people by the first decade of the 21st century, before a phase of slight recovery began.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	141	132	126	127	120	113	110	103	115

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

Parish Church of Martyre-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Parish Church of Martyre-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste

The church, consecrated to the martyrdom of John the Baptist , contains a number of furnishings that have been inscribed as Monument historique since March 18, 2010 :

the main altar with its altarpiece and its three-part tabernacle ,
the altarpiece of the south side chapel ,
the choir screen from the 19th century,
a seat of the celebrant ,
four statues made of gilded wood above the altarpiece of the main altar and
four candlesticks of the main altar.

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Orieux 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, 2015
Total = 12

traffic

Orieux is crossed by Routes départementales 11, 21 and 136.

Web links

Commons : Orieux - collection of images

Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)
Orieux on the Association of Municipalities website (French)

Individual evidence

↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
↑ Ma commune: Orieux ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
↑ Orieux ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b Notice Communale Orieux ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 1, 2019.
↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune d'Orieux (65337) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
↑ église Orieux ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . Retrieved November 1, 2019.
↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Orieux (65337) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[1] Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[2] Ma commune: Orieux ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

[3] Orieux ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

[4] David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

[cassini-5] Notice Communale Orieux ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 1, 2019.

[6] Populations légales 2016 Commune d'Orieux (65337) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[7] église Orieux ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . Retrieved November 1, 2019.

[8] Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[9] Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Orieux (65337) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.