Sedzère

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Sedzère
Sedzère (France)
Sedzère
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès
Community association North Est Béarn
Coordinates 43 ° 20 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 20 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  W
height 287-374 m
surface 12.59 km 2
Residents 390 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64160
INSEE code
Website www.mairie-sedzere.fr

Sedzère is a French municipality with 390 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 Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès (until 2015: canton of Morlaàs ).

The name in the Gascognischen language is Setzèra .

geography

Sedzère is located about 20 km northeast of Pau in the Vic-Bilh region of the historic province of Béarn on the northeastern edge of the department.

The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Gabaston Saint Laurent Brittany Lespourcy
Neighboring communities Rust
Espéchède Arrien Lombia

In addition to the main settlement, Sedzère also includes the hamlets of Arriutor, Baix, Bécary, Église, Hourcq, Laougarou, Mouly de Boy and Village.

Sedzère lies in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River .

One of its tributaries, the Gabas , crosses the municipality's territory.

The Lées , also called Grand Lées here , a tributary of the Lées of the same name , rises in Sedzère and irrigates the municipality together with its tributary, the Arriutort.

The Souye , a tributary of the Luy de France , and its tributary, the Grabé, also flow through the municipality .

history

A camp that historians dated to early history shows an early settlement of the area. It was located opposite today's church in a strategically favorable position above the valley of the Gabas. The earth walls reached a height of two meters and the trenches a depth of three meters. In the 13th century the camp was transformed into a fortification. Sedzère was first mentioned in the 12th century and consisted of 15 houses according to the census in 1385. The village was part of the Bailliage of Pau. The landlord was under the Commandery of the Order of Malta of Morlaàs , which also raised the tithe in the village.

Toponyms and mentions of Sedzère were:

  • Sezere (12th century, according to Pierre de Marca's book Histoire de Béarn , p. 453),
  • Setsere and Sedsere (1385 and 1402, census in the Béarn),
  • Sedzer (1750, map by Cassini ),
  • Sedzere (1793 and 1801, Notice Communale and Bulletin des Lois, respectively ) and
  • Sedzère (1863, Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées).

Population development

The community reached a peak of its size with around 530 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century. As a result, the number of inhabitants was reduced to 210 with short recovery phases by the 1960s. As a result, a period of strong growth began that continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 2017
Residents 251 212 239 353 359 339 394 405 390
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

  • Parish church dedicated to the Apostle Peter . The oldest parts of today's church are believed to date from the 11th century. In the 18th century it was changed a lot and lost its Romanesque character. It has a nave with a main and a side aisle and a bell gable . The sacristy dates from before 1633 and the south marble entrance was built in 1869. Numerous items of equipment from the 17th to 20th centuries are registered as national cultural assets.

Economy and Infrastructure

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 51

education

The municipality has a public preschool and elementary school with 93 students in the 2017/2018 school year.

traffic

Sedzère can be reached via routes départementales 42, 62, 145, 286 and 362.

Web links

Commons : Sedzère  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Sedzère ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  2. Ma commune: Sedzère ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  3. Sedzere ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  4. Camp protohistorique de Sedzere ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  5. ^ A b Paul Raymond: Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées ( fr ) In: Dictionnaire topographique de la France . Imprimerie nationale. P. 159, 1863. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  6. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  7. a b Notice Communale Sedzère ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  8. Populations légales 2006 Commune de Sedzère (64516) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  9. Populations légales 2014 Commune de Sedzère (64516) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  10. Église Saint-Pierre de Sedzere ( fr ) visites.aquitaine.fr. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  11. ^ Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  12. Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Sedzère (64516) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  13. ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved December 16, 2017.