Orion (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
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| 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 ° 25 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W | |
| height | 83-230 m | |
| surface | 9.80 km 2 | |
| Residents | 144 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64390 | |
| INSEE code | 64427 | |
_Paysage_%C3%A0_l%27est_d%27Orion.JPG) Landscape east of Orion |
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Orion is a French municipality with 144 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 and the canton of Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel (until 2015: Canton Sauveterre-de-Béarn ).
The name in the Gascognischen language is also Orion .
geography
Orion is located approx. 35 km northwest of Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the historic province of Béarn .
The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
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Orion is located in the catchment area of the Adour River .
Tributaries of the Gave d'Oloron cross the territory of the municipality:
- the Arrec Héuré with its tributary,
- the Arriou de Lagouarde,
- the Saleys with its tributaries,
- the Arriougrand with its tributary,
- the Arriou de Lalèbe,
- the Arriou de Laspecès and
- the Ruisseau de Beigmau.
- the Arriougrand with its tributary,
history
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The place has been known to pilgrims on the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela since the 9th century . On the route via Vézelay they passed through Orion, where they were received in a pilgrims' hostel in the Middle Ages . In the 1385 census of the Béarn, 21 households were counted and it was noted that the village belongs to the Bailliage of Sauveterre . There was a noble residence and a lay monastery under the Viscount of Béarn. The lay monastery had belonged to the Casamajor family since the 17th century. In a much later period, artists and scholars were regularly received there. B. Francis Jammes , the Reclus brothers or Léon Bérard .
Toponyms and mentions of Orion were:
- Aurion (1614, manuscript collection from the 16th to 18th centuries) and
- Orion (1750, 1793 and 1801, map from Cassini , Notice Communale and Bulletin des Lois, respectively ).
Population development
After a peak in the number of inhabitants of around 450 in the middle of the 19th century, the number fell during short periods of recovery until the 1990s to a level of around 160 inhabitants, which is still held today.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 185 | 169 | 174 | 167 | 154 | 165 | 155 | 153 | 144 |
Attractions
Parish Church of Saint-Jacques
The single nave nave of the church, consecrated to James the Elder , is extended with a semicircular apse and framed by two side chapels that form a false transept. The fortified bell tower has loopholes and twin windows . In 1946 and more recently the church has been fully restored. The choir is embellished by three glass windows . One of them shows St. Jacob with a scallop on his hat, a pilgrim's staff , a shoulder bag and a canteen . The window pays tribute to the many pilgrims who have taken the route via Vézelay. Another window is dedicated to St. Rochus , on which he can be seen with his dog. The third window is done in a more modern style in bright colors, especially blue. A star, a scallop shell, a sword and the inscription “Compostelle” can be recognized as ornaments . In the chancel of the church there is a well-preserved sideboard in the form of a wall niche in the wall of the choir. It is decorated with a keel arch with several ribs.
Château d'Orion
It is originally the building of the former lay monastery. It was built not far from the parish church in the 14th century, and has been rebuilt several times over the centuries. The German family Premauer bought the castle in 2003 and restored large parts of it. Today it is a guest house and a meeting place with regular cultural events. Elke Jeanrond-Premauer won the European Citizens Prize on behalf of the castle's team in 2013 .
Pondepeyre farm
It is an example of several old farms in the community. Its irregular masonry of pebbles and stones, its few small windows are signs of the old age of the house. The framing of the windows and doors with ashlar , for all the modesty that the farmhouse conveys at first sight, suggests a certain wealth of the owners at the time of construction.
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture is traditionally the most important economic factor in the municipality. Orion 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”.
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education
The community has a public primary school with 18 students in the 2017/2018 school year.
sport and freetime
The long-distance hiking trail GR 654 from Namur in Belgium via Vézelay to Montréal-du-Gers in the Gers department leads through the municipality.
traffic
Orion is crossed by Routes départementales 23 and 30.
Personalities
Paul Reclus , born on March 7, 1847 in Orthez , died on July 29, 1914 in Paris , was a French surgeon and member of the Académie nationale de Médecine . He was the owner of the Château d'Orion.
Web links
- Website of the Tourist Office of the Association of Municipalities (French)
- Website of the AOP Ossau-Iraty association (French)
- Filière de l'AOC Porc Basque website (French)
- Château d'Orion website (French)
- Website about the Rencontre d'Orion association with a calendar of events (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Orion ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Ma commune: Orion ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ a b Orion ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ a b Abbaye laïque d'Orion ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ A b Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 126, 1863. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Orion ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune d'Orion (64427) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Église Saint-Jacques ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Vitrail de l'église Saint-Jacques ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Crédence de l'église Saint-Jacques ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Château d´Orion - In conversation . SARL Château d'Orion. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Maison Pondepeyre ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Orion (64427) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ↑ GR® 654 - le chemin de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle via Vézelay ( fr ) Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre . Retrieved October 19, 2017.
