Oroix

Oroix ; Auroish
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
Canton	Vic-en-Bigorre
Community association	Adour Madiran
Coordinates	43 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ W
height	276-384 m
surface	8.890 km 2
Residents	120 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65320
INSEE code	65341
	; Mairie Oroix

Oroix ( Occitan : Auroish ) is a French commune with 120 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region ( Midi-Pyrénées until 2015 ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Tarbes and to the Adour Madiran community association founded in 2016 . The inhabitants are called Ourouchois .

geography

View of Oroix

Oroix is in the north of the Bigorre countryside , about 15 kilometers northwest of Tarbes and 35 kilometers east of Pau . The municipality extends along the three parallel rivers Lis , Luzerte and Géline , which flow in parallel in a south-north direction , the latter marking the eastern municipal boundary . The rivers drain to the Échez in the Adour catchment area . The terrain in the municipality is hilly and characterized by a mixture of fields, meadows and forests. In addition to the extensive village of Oroix, several individual farms belong to the municipality of Oroix . In the west and south, Oroix borders the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department . Oroix is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tarasteix in the north, Lagarde and Oursbelille in the east, Pintac in the southeast, Ibos and Ger in the south and Ponson-Dessus in the west.

Place name

The village first appeared in 1342 as de Oroxio in a Latin document. The place name developed over Orox (1429), Ourouix and Ourouch (1734-1745) and Ourouix (1760) to Oroix, which has been used since the end of the 18th century until today .