Beaudéan (French pronunciation: [bodeɑ̃]; Occitan: Beudian) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.[3]
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 Beaudéan and the church of Saint-Martin | |
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Location of Beaudéan  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°01′45″N 0°10′10″E / 43.0292°N 0.1694°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Bagnères-de-Bigorre |
| Canton | La Haute-Bigorre |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Bigorre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Laffaille[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 401 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65078 /65710 |
| Elevation | 611–2,262 m (2,005–7,421 ft) (avg. 650 m or 2,130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Beaudéannais or Beaudéannaises.[4]
Geography edit
Beaudean is located at the mouth of the Lesponne valley and the Campan valley in the inter-communal cooperative of Haute-Bigorre some 20 km south by south-east of Tarbes and 5 km south of Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Access to the commune is by the D935 road from Pouzac in the north which passes through the eastern tip of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Campan. The D29 branches off the D935 in the commune and goes along the length of the commune south-west to end in Chiroulet. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Serris. The commune is mixed forest and farmland in the north and rugged forested mountains in the south.[5][6]
The Adour river forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west eventually joining the Atlantic ocean at Boucau. The Adour de Lesponne flows from the south-west of the commune, forming much of the western border as it flows north-east, gathering tributaries such as the Ruisseau du Brouilh (which forms the southern border of the commune), the Ruisseau de Narbios, the Hourquet, and the Ruisseau de Hount Hérède, to join the Adour at the eastern corner of the commune. The Serris river flows north-east through the commune and the village to join the Adour. The Ruisseau de Binaros forms most of the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Adour de Lesponne in the narrow "neck" of the commune.[5][6]
Toponymy edit
Historical names:[7]
- In Beldeyano, Latin (c. 1090, Larcher, Cartulary of Saint-Pé).
- Arnaldus de Beudean, Latin and Gascon (1283, Procès Bigorre).
- Beudeaa, (1285, Montre Bigorre).
- apud Beudeanum, Latin (1300, Enquête Bigorre).
- De Baudeano, Latin (1313 Debita regi Navarre; 1342, Pouillé of Tarbes).
- de Veudeano, Latin (1379 Procuration of Tarbes).
- Beudean (1429, Censier of Bigorre).
- Baudean, (1760, Larcher, Pouillé of Tarbes).
Beaudéan appears as Beaudean on the 1750 Cassini Map[8] and the same on the 1790 version.[9]
Beaudéan comes from the name of a domain. The Germanic personal name Bald-win (Latinised as Baldinus) with the suffix -anum.
Heraldry edit
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Blazon: Quarterly, 1 and 3 Or, a fir tree Vert; 2 and 4 Argent, a helm Gules in profile sinister between 2 bears standing and confronting of Sable.[10]
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Administration edit
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 1989 | 2020 | Jacques Brune | PRG |
| 2020 | 2026 | Yves Laffaille |
Judicial and administrative proceedings edit
Beaudéan falls within the area of the Tribunal d'instance (District court) of Tarbes, the Tribunal de grande instance (High Court) of Tarbes, the Cour d'appel Court of Appeal of Pau, the Tribunal pour enfants (Juvenile court) of Tarbes, the Conseil de prud'hommes (Labour Court) of Tarbes, the Tribunal de commerce (Commercial Court) of Tarbes, the Tribunal administratif (Administrative tribunal) of Pau, and the Cour administrative d'appel (Administrative Court of Appeal) of Bordeaux[12]
Demography edit
In 2017 the commune had 395 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage edit
Civil heritage edit
- A Museum in the house where Dominique Jean Larrey, was born traces the history of military surgery.
Religious heritage edit
The Church of Saint Martin (15th century)
is registered as an historical monument.[15] is It is characterized by a bell tower with four corbelled turrets. The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Hilarri (18th century)
[16] - A Retable and Tabernacle (18th century) [17]
- 2 Candlesticks (18th century) [18]
- The Choir enclosure (18th century) [19]
Notable people linked to the commune edit
- Dominique Jean Larrey (1766-1842), a French surgeon in Napoleon's army, was born in the village.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Inhabitants of Hautes-Pyrénées (in French)
- ^ a b c Beaudéan on Google Maps
- ^ a b Beaudéan on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- ^ Michel Grosclaude, Jean-François Le Nail, Jacques Boisgontier, Toponymic Dictionary of communes of Hautes-Pyrénées, Conseil général des Hautes-Pyrénées, 2000, 348 pages, ISBN 2951481012, 9782951481015 (in French)
- ^ Beaudean on the 1750 Cassini Map
- ^ Beaudean on the 1790 Cassini Map
- ^ Armorial of France (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ List of competent jurisdictions for Beaudéan, Ministry of Justice website (in French).
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Beaudéan, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00095345 Church of Saint Martin
(in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM65000124 Hilarri (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM65000123 Retable and Tabernacle (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM65000122 2 Candlesticks (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM65000121 Choir enclosure (in French)
