Aubin (French pronunciation: [obɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
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| Coordinates: 43°26′29″N 0°24′49″W / 43.4414°N 0.4136°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh |
| Intercommunality | CC Luys en Béarn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Lupiet[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 265 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64073 /64230 |
| Elevation | 142–262 m (466–860 ft) (avg. 214 m or 702 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAubin is located some 35 km east by south-east of Orthez and 20 km north of Pau. The A65 autoroute passes through the commune but there is no exit in or near the commune with the nearest exit being Exit 9 south of Lalonquette or the beginning of the motorway just north of Lescar. Access to the commune is by the D210 road from Bournos in the east which goes to the village. The D216 from Sauvagnon in the south-east passes through the south of the commune on its way to Momas in the north-west. Country roads are also available to access the commune. There are some scattered forests in the commune but most of it is farmland.[3]
The Luy de Béarn forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to join the Luy de France near Vieux-Bourg to become the Luy. The Aubiosse river flows through the south of the commune from east to west and joins the Luy de Béarn south-west of the commune. The Gez river forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west to join the Luy de Béarn.[3]
Places and hamlets
editNeighbouring communes and villages
editToponymy
editThe commune name in béarnais is Aubin. Michel Grosclaude proposed an etymology of the Latin man's name Albius with the suffix -inum (Albinum), the whole meaning "Domain of Albius".[7]
The following table details the origins of the commune name:
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubin | Sanctus Genumer de Albii | 1101 | Raymond | 16 |
Cartulary | Village |
| Elben | 13th century | Raymond | 16 |
Fors de Béarn | ||
| Aubii | 1385 | Raymond | 16 |
Census |
Sources:
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[8]
- Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)[7]
Origins:
- Lescar: Cartulary of Lescar[9]
- Fors de Béarn[10]
- Census: Census of Béarn[10]
History
editThe village is first mentioned in 1101 as Sanctus-Genumer-de-Albii. At the start of the 11th century, the village and its church were given to the Bishop of Lescar by the wife of Viscount Centulle III.[1]
Paul Raymond noted on page 16 of the 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Aubin had 17 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. Bournos was also annexed to the parish of Aubin, the former archpriest of the Diocese of Lescar.[8]
Administration
editList of Successive Mayors[11]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2020 | Jean-Louis Castetbieilh |
| 2020 | 2026 | Serge Lupiet |
Inter-communality
editThe commune is part of four inter-communal structures:
- the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn;
- the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
- the inter-communal association for the management of drinking water for Luy - Gabas -Lées;
- the inter-communal association of Aubin-Doumy-Bournos.
Demography
editIn 2017 the commune had 239 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage
editCivil heritage
editThe commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Farmhouse at Cambatu (17th century)
[4] - Houses and Farms (17th century) [14]
- A Fortified Complex named Castetbielh ("Old Castle") (High Middle Ages) [5] - https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013449/http://visites.aquitaine.fr/ensemble-fortifie-castetbielh
Religious heritage
editThe commune has a church that is registered as a historical monument:
- The Parish Church of Saint Germain-d'Auxerre (12th century). [15] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects, some of which were destroyed when the church was renovated in 1981:
- Furniture in the Church
[16] - Furniture in the Church (Supplementary list) [17]
- A Mural Painting (1897) [18] (Destroyed in 1981).
- A Lectern (18th century) [19]
- A Pulpit (1897) [20]
- A Confessional (18th century) [21]
- An Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, statue, 4 Altar candlesticks (17th century) [22]
- An Altar, 2 rows of Altar seating, Tabernacle, 4 Altar candlesticks, Altar Cross (19th century) [23] (All destroyed in 1981)
- 5 Hilarri (1859) [24]
- Furniture in the Church
Facilities
editAubin has a primary school which is shared with Bournos, Auga, and Doumy as an inter-communal educational grouping.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Community of communes of Luys en Béarn website (in French)
- Aubin on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aubin on the 1750 Cassini Map
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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026714 Farmhouse (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026711 Fortified Complex (in French)
- ^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
- ^ a b Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2 35068 005 3 (in French)
- ^ a b Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
- ^ Cartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca (in French)
- ^ a b Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aubin, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026712 Houses and Farms (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026713 Parish Church of Saint Germain-d'Auxerre (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001163 Furniture (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001171 Furniture (Supplementary) (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001170 Mural Painting (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001169 Lectern (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001168 Pulpit (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001167 Confessional (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001166 Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, statue, 4 Altar candlesticks (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001165 Altar, 2 rows of Altar seating, Tabernacle, 4 Altar candlesticks, Altar Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001164 5 Hilarri (in French)
