Viodos-Abense-de-Bas
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Viodos-Abense-de-Bas Bildoze-Onizepea |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie | |
| Canton | Montagne Basque | |
| Community association | Pays Basque | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 53 ′ W | |
| height | 110-420 m | |
| surface | 12.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 712 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 64130 | |
| INSEE code | 64559 | |
..jpg) Viodos - Saint-André church with clocher trinitaire |
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Viodos-Abense-de-Bas ( Basque : Bildoze-Onizepea ) is a southwestern French community with 712 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pyrenees-Atlantiques in the French part of the Basque country in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
location
The double municipality of Viodos-Abense-de-Bas is located in the historical province of Soule not far from the river Saison, just under 4 km (driving distance) north of the canton capital Mauléon-Licharre at an altitude of approx. 130 m . The weather is moderate, rain (approx. 1010 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2015 |
| Residents | 408 | 817 | 663 | 669 | 743 | 726 |
Despite the mechanization of agriculture in the 20th century, the community's population has remained largely constant.
economy
Like most of the smaller municipalities in the Basque Country, the place is still highly agriculturally oriented, with grazing clearly in the foreground. It belongs to a limited area in which the Basque cheese Ossau-Iraty , a semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk , is made.
history
Jacques de Bela, a chronicler from the 17th century, mentions that the inhabitants of several villages in the historic province of Soule kept their written rights and privileges locked in the church of Viodos. Both neighboring villages were independent for centuries, but merged into one municipality in 1842.
Attractions
- The single-nave Saint-André church probably dates from the 16th century and has a bell gable with three points ( clocher trinitaire ) , which is often found in the area of the former province of Soule , which are separated from the substructure by a surrounding cornice. Behind the facade is a large wooden bell house . Like most village churches in the Basque Country, the church of Viodos does not have a stone vault, but instead a wooden roof structure with a suspended ceiling. In addition, there is no semicircular apse, only a straight end of the choir . In addition, as is common in the Basque Country, there is no figurative or other decorative ornament on the exterior and on the portal.
- The church of Abense, with only one nave, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary (Assomption) and also has a clocher trinitaire with a curtained wooden bell chamber, which served to protect the bells from the frequent rains. There is no entrance on the west side; instead one entered the apse-free church from the north side. The wooden altarpiece inside the church is a small masterpiece of rural baroque art from the 18th century. In the local cemetery you can find some of the grave stelae ( hilarri ) typical of much of the Basque Country . Immediately next to the church is a medieval stone bridge, which is rare in the Basque Country.
literature
- Jean-Marie Régnier: Histoire de la Soule. Volume 1: Des origines à la Révolution. Éditions Ekaïna et al., St.-Jean-de-Luz 1991, ISBN 2-908132-05-2 .
