Uzer (Hautes-Pyrénées)

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Uzer
Usèr
Coat of arms of Uzer
Uzer (France)
Uzer
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses
Community association Haute-Bigorre
Coordinates 43 ° 5 '  N , 0 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 5 '  N , 0 ° 12'  E
height 437-722 m
surface 3.48 km 2
Residents 105 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 30 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65200
INSEE code 65459

Mairie Uzer

Uzer ( Occitan : Usèr ) is a French commune with 105 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region (until 2015 Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and to the Haute-Bigorre municipal association founded in 1994 . The inhabitants are called Uzérois .

geography

View over Uzer to the Pyrenees

The municipality of Uzer is located in the Bigorre landscape on the northern edge of the Pyrenees , seven kilometers east of the arrondissement capital Bagnères-de-Bigorre and 20 kilometers southeast of Tarbes . The Luz , a tributary of the Gave de Pau in the Adour catchment area, flows through the 3.48 km² municipal area . The village of Uzer lies on a ridge at 571 meters above sea level, the hamlet of Bourdets , which belongs to the municipality, is on a neighboring mountain at an altitude of 610 m. Large parts of the community are forested, especially the valleys of the mountain streams and the steep slopes, while the high areas above about 500 m are characterized by pastures. Uzer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Argelès-Bagnères in the north, Castillon in the northeast, Bettes in the east, Lies in the south, Gerde in the southwest and Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the west.

Place name

The oldest surviving place name is A User from the period between 1200 and 1230. The spelling developed into User, Usser and Huser (1429) via Uzier (1313) and the Latin de Userio (1342 and 1379 ). The names Uzer en Bigorre and Uzer en Nebouzan appeared in church registers from 1747 , before the name Uzer , which is still in use today, was established at the end of the 18th century (including on Cassini cards ) .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 95 74 74 71 82 96 109 106
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Martin Church
  • Hall crosses
  • Fallen memorial

  • Saint Martin Church

  • Fallen memorial

Economy and Infrastructure

Uzer has a rural character. In addition to modest tourism offers, there are four farms in the community (cattle breeding, grain cultivation).

Uzer is located away from the nationally important traffic axes. There is a connection to the trunk road network via the nearby town of Bagnères-de-Bigorre . The nearest train station is in Capvern, 15 kilometers away . on the Toulouse – Bayonne railway line .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Michel Grosclaude and Jean-Francois Le Nail with reference to the work of Jacques Boisgontier: "Dictionnaire toponymique des communes des Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarbes, Conseil Général des Hautes-Pyrénées, 2000" ( Toponymic Dictionary of the Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées )
  2. ↑ Uzer on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Uzer on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Uzer  - Collection of Images