Portet
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Pau | |
| Canton | Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh | |
| Community association | Luys en Bearn | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 35 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ W | |
| height | 111-249 m | |
| surface | 7.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 169 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64330 | |
| INSEE code | 64455 | |
Portet is a French municipality with 169 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 Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh (until 2015: canton Garlin ).
The name in the Gascognischen language is Portèth . The inhabitants of the municipality are called Portésiens and Portésiennes .
geography
Portet is located about 45 kilometers north of Pau in the Vic-Bilh region of the historic province of Béarn on the northeastern edge of the department and borders the neighboring Gers department .
The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
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Portet is located in the river Adour catchment area . One of its tributaries, the Lées , crosses the territory of the commune with its tributaries Boulise and Larcis .
history
The strategically favorable location on a hill between the valleys of the rivers Lées and Larcis led to the settlement of people in prehistoric times, as two fortified camps from that time show. Historians suggest another fortification, which could not be identified by exploring the ground. It should be on the site of the earlier village or church. Ceramics and amphorae have been found on a former building complex from Gallo-Roman times .
In the 12th century, Portet was a fortified place given its location on the border with Gascony . An earlier motte , also called "Justice" ( German court ), underlines this function. A survey in 1684 confirmed its existence. It was cone-shaped and five meters high, and was surrounded by ditches and a wall. At the height of the mound, the foot of a square timber has been found that could serve as the base of a gallows . This could explain the name of the moth.
The village was initially small in size in the Middle Ages . In the census in 1385, just seven households were counted. Portet was under the Bailliage of Lembeye . Lavielle Castle, the residence of the landlord , dates from the 16th century. It is also the lay monastery .
On July 3, 1944, there was an armed conflict in Portet between German occupation forces and Maquisards , French partisans of the Resistance . 1,200 German soldiers stationed in Pau stormed the village that day in order to dig a rallying point for 160 resistance fighters who have organized themselves here since the Western Allies landed in Normandy. Fifteen maquisards and five civilians were killed in the battle in Portet. The houses in the village were then looted and twenty of them set on fire, including one and the owners. 45 Maquisards were brought to Pau, interrogated there and then executed. An annual event and a memorial plaque commemorates this day.
Toponyms and mentions of Portet were:
- Porteg (1385, census in the Béarn),
- Pourtet (1675, reformation de Béarn , manuscript collection from the 16th to 18th centuries),
- Portet (1750, map by Cassini ),
- Saint-Laurens de Portet (1777, Portet Land Register) and
- Portet (1793 and 1801, Notice Communale and Bulletin des lois, respectively ).
Population development
After a peak in the number of inhabitants of around 630 in the middle of the 19th century, the number fell to a level of around 170 during short periods of recovery by the turn of the millennium, which is still held today.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 242 | 200 | 215 | 208 | 177 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 169 |
Attractions
- Parish church dedicated to Lawrence of Rome . The year "1682" on the wall of the cemetery shows the date the previous church was built. Of this, the northern chapel and the bell tower are integrated into today's new building, which was built between 1866 and 1870 according to plans by the architect Gustave Lévy. Its facade, embellished with statues of Saints Peter and Laurence, was completed in 1873. The single nave nave with a ribbed vault opens to the south on the chapel in honor of Mary , the mother of Jesus Christ . Five stained glass windows are works by Mauméjean stained glass and date from the time of the new building. Many other items from the 17th to 20th centuries are kept inside, which are registered as national cultural assets.
- Lavielle Castle. The former lay monastery of Portet dates partly from the 16th century, as evidenced by a fireplace with a wide mantle and drapery made of corrugated stones. At that time it belonged to the Abbadie d'Arricau family before it came into the possession of the Baron de Corbères a century later . On the map of Cassini 1750, the castle is entered under the name "La Badie". The castle was enlarged in the 18th century and remodeled again after 1881 when it was sold to the Lavielle family, who gave it their name. The horse stables were also built at this time. The building has two floors and an additional one in the two corner pavilions . It is largely made of sandstone , quarry stone and bricks in a mixed masonry bond and plaster. The elongated roof areas are covered with slate and hollow tiles. The castle was renovated by its owners in the first years after 2000 and is not open to the public.
Economy and Infrastructure
Portet is located in the AOC zones of the Béarn , Madiran and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh wine-growing regions .
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traffic
Portet is crossed by Routes départementales 13, 16, 41, 130 and 143.
Web links
- Atlas du Patrimoine Historique et Culturel with pictures from Portet (French)
- Website of the tourist office "LEMBEYE & GARLIN" for the Vic-Bilh region (French)
- Website of the Interprofession des Vins du Sud-Ouest France (IVSO) (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portet ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d Portet ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on November 7, 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 November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Ma commune: Portet ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Motte dite de la Justice ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on November 8, 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 November 7, 2017.
- ^ A b Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. 138, 1863. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Gilbert Delahaye: On commémore le 3 juillet 1944 ( fr ) Sud Ouest (newspaper). July 2, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Stèle commémorative de Portet ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on November 8, 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 November 7, 2017.
- ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Portet ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Portet (64455) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Portet (64455) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Eglise Saint-Laurent ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on November 8, 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 November 7, 2017.
- ^ Eglise paroissiale Saint-Laurent ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Château Lavielle ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on November 7, 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 November 7, 2017.
- ^ Demeure de notable dite château Lavielle ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité - Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Portet (64455) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 7, 2017.
