Saint-Faust

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Saint-Faust
Saint-Faust (France)
Saint-Faust
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon
Community association Pau Bearn Pyrenees
Coordinates 43 ° 16 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 16 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W
height 170-386 m
surface 13.51 km 2
Residents 746 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 55 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64110
INSEE code 64478

View of Saint-Faust-le-Bas

Saint-Faust is a French municipality with 746 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 Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon (until 2015: Canton Jurançon ).

The name is derived from Faustus von Mileve . The inhabitants are called Saint-Faustins and Saint-Faustines .

geography

Saint-Faust is located in the historic province of Béarn about ten kilometers to the west and thus in the Unité urbaine of Pau .

The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Artiguelouve Laroin
Aubertin Neighboring communities Jurançon
Lasseube Gan

Saint-Faust lies in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River .

Tributaries of the Gave de Pau cross the territory of the municipality,

  • the Les Hiès with its tributaries,
    • the Ruisseau de Capdehé,
    • the Ruisseau le Bassant and
    • the Ruisseau de Pontac, and
  • the Juscle, which rises in Saint-Faust, with its tributary,
    • the Ruisseau de Lahourcade and its tributary,
      • the Ruisseau de Pontacq.

history

The origins of viticulture in Saint-Faust go back to the time when a Gallo-Roman villa was built . Denis Labau (1920–2010), historian from Lescar , mentioned a spring and a villa in his treatise on Lescar Cathedral . A Roman road led from Beneharnum (Lescar) to Illhuro ( Oloron ) past the site of today's municipality of Saint-Faust. It was named Antoninus Street after the Roman emperor Caracalla (188-217) with his official emperor name Marcus Aurel (l) ius Severus Antoninus.

The village of Saint-Faust was first mentioned in the records in the 11th century. It was a stage on one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela . Saint-Faust and Laroin formed a parish, they both belonged to the Bailliage of Pau, and in 1385 there were 89 households together. After the conflict in the course of the Reformation ended , Laroin and Monhauba still belonged to Saint-Faust. In 1621 the three settlements swore allegiance to Jean de Salette, Bishop of Lescar and their landlord . In 1778 Monhauba was torn away in a flood of the Gave de Pau, and Laroin gained its independence in the 18th century.

Toponyms and mentions of Saint-Faust were:

  • Saint Faust (11th century, according to Pierre de Marca's book Histoire de Béarn , p. 246),
  • Sent-Haust (1385, census in the Béarn),
  • Saint Faust (1750 and 1793, map by Cassini and Notice Communale, respectively ) and
  • Saint-Faust (1801, Bulletin des Lois ).

Population development

After the records began, the parish peaked in population at 915 in the first half of the 19th century. This was followed by a phase of stagnation to 690 inhabitants up to the 1860s, then a recovery to around 760 in the 1890s. In the period that followed, the number of residents was reduced to around 410 with short recovery phases by the 1960s. In the period that followed, there was strong growth, although this has slowed recently.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 2017
Residents 458 413 437 554 658 730 751 761 746
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

  • Parish church dedicated to John the Baptist . The pilgrims on the Way of St. James have visited the original church since the Middle Ages . In 1829 and 1842 there were unsuccessful attempts to move the church in Saint-Faust-le-Bas, a district in the northern part of the municipality, to the center. After the project for a new building by the architect Léon Roussille from Pau had failed in 1844, the architect Gustave Lévy developed the design for a new church in 1863. It was modified in 1864, but carried out by the builder Brusquet in 1866 and 1867. Three stained glass windows with representations of religious personalities were inserted in the apse . They are works by Mauméjean stained glass from Pau. The main facade of today's church is dominated by a porch from the 17th century and the bell gable above , which hides the bell in a round arch and is covered with a tent roof. The nave is of a side chapel completes that Mary , the mother of Jesus Christ , is dedicated. The church has several paintings, including one depicting the crucifixion behind the altar and one depicting the donation of the rosary on the south wall of the long building.
  • Chapel in Saint-Faust-le-Bas. This also served as a stopover for pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. The entrance dates from the 17th century. The chapel has a bell gable, the facade of which is interrupted by two round arches that provide space for two bells. These are protected on the western side by a cantilever with a canopy. From the balcony on the other side there is a view of the Gave plain and the Lescar hills. The choir of the church houses an altarpiece from the first half of the 17th century, as evidenced by the year "1617" on the gable. It is decorated with a gilded wood tabernacle and a painting depicting the crucifixion. The reredos in the side chapel, dedicated to Mary, is decorated with serpentine columns and has a painting that illustrates the scene in which St. Dominic receives the rosary . Another noteworthy piece of furniture is the multicolored wood pulpit . A spring called Houn de Sen Yan rises near the chapel. In earlier times the faithful gathered at the spring at dawn on St. John's Day, the water of which flows into three stone basins, to wash and drink the water, which was supposed to help against headaches in particular. Until the installation of running water around 1960, the residents regularly supplied themselves with the spring water. Saint-Faust has another spring, Houn de las doulous , whose water is said to have healing properties for the relief of rheumatism .

Economy and Infrastructure

Vineyard in Saint-Faust

Agriculture is an important economic factor in the community. Except orchards, cattle and horse breeding. the cultivation of maize, poultry farming, especially capons , viticulture plays a major role.

Saint-Faust is located in the AOC zones of the Jurançon and Béarn wine-growing regions and of Ossau-Iraty , a traditionally made semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 83

education

The municipality has a public preschool and elementary school with 63 pupils in the 2017/2018 school year.

sport and freetime

  • An easy circular route with a length of 5.4 km and a difference in altitude of 160 m leads from the center through the valley of the Juscle.
  • An easy circular route with a length of 4.3 km and a difference in altitude of 180 m leads from the center through vineyards above the valley of Les Hiès.
  • Another easy circular route with a length of 5 km and a difference in altitude of 200 m leads from the center through the area of ​​the municipality.

traffic

Saint-Faust is crossed by the routes départementales 217, 230, 346 and 502.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Faust  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Regional Council of Aquitaine: Saint-Faust ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on December 1, 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 November 28, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  2. ↑ Pyrénées-Atlantiques Gentilé ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ Ma commune: Saint-Faust ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. S. 148, 1863. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  5. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ a b Notice Communale Saint-Faust ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Saint-Faust (64478) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ Populations légales 2014 Commune de Saint-Faust (64478) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ Église Sainte-Fauste ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on December 1, 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 November 28, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  10. ↑ église paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  11. ↑ Chapelle Saint Jean-Baptiste ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on December 1, 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 November 28, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  12. ↑ Houn de Sen Yan ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on December 1, 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 November 28, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / visites.aquitaine.fr
  13. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  14. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Saint-Faust (64478) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  15. ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  16. ↑ Circuit N ° 24 - Vallée de la Juscle ( fr ) Former association of communes du Miey-de-Béarn . Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  17. ↑ Circuit N ° 25 - Coteaux de Las Hies ( fr ) Former community association Communes du Miey-de-Béarn . Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  18. ↑ Circuit N ° 26 - Les coteaux de Saint-Faust ( fr ) Former communes of communes du Miey-de-Béarn . Retrieved November 28, 2017.