Aressy
Commune
The Lagoin river at the church
The Lagoin river at the church
Location of Aressy
Aressy is located in France
Aressy
Aressy
Aressy is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aressy
Aressy
Coordinates: 43°16′38″N 0°19′23″W / 43.2772°N 0.3231°W / 43.2772; -0.3231
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonOuzom, Gave et Rives du Neez
IntercommunalityCA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Ferrato[1]
Area
1
2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
796
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64041 /64320
Elevation179–244 m (587–801 ft)
(avg. 241 m or 791 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aressy (French pronunciation: [aʁɛsi]; Occitan: Arèssi) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is part of the urban area (unité urbaine) of Pau.[3]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arésyiens or Arésyiennes[4]

Geography

Aressy is located four kilometres south-east of Pau within the urban area of Pau. Access to the commune is by the D937 road from Pau which continues south-east to Meillon.[5]

The Idelis bus route P23 stops at Aressy Clinic at Pôle Bosquet. The commune is also served by Route 835 of the Interurban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Transports 64) between Bénéjacq and Pau, and by Route 805 between Lourdes and Pau.

Much of the commune is residential with some farmland and a large lake in the south.

The Gave de Pau flows north-west through the western part of the commune, and the Lagoin flows through the centre of the commune before joining the Gave de Pau just north-west of the commune.

Places and Hamlets

  • Las Costes
  • Labielle
  • Marque
  • Matachot
  • Le Saligat[6]

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

Its name in Bearnais is Aressi (according to the classical norm of Occitan).

Brigitte Jobbé-Duval[7] indicates that the place name could come from the Basque, meaning "place where there are rocks" which would confirm the hypothesis by Michel Grosclaude[8] of ar- ("stone or rock") with the Basque locative suffix -etz transformed into -esse.

The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.

NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AressyAressa1010JobbéVillage
Aressa1101Raymond
9
Lescar
Aresi12th centuryRaymond
9
Lescar
Arecii1376Raymond
9
Military
Eressi1385Raymond
9
Census
Arecii1538Raymond
9
Reformation
Arressii1546Raymond
9
Reformation
Aressy1750Cassini
Arressy1793Ldh/EHESS/Cassini
Le JuncaLe Junca1863Raymond
86
Place
Les PeladesLes Pelades1863Raymond
133
Place
Le SaligaLe Saliga1863Raymond
133
Moor
Le TuquetLe Tuquet1863Raymond
169
Wood

Sources:

Origins:

  • Lescar: Cartulary of Lescar[10]
  • Military: Military Inspection of Béarn[11]
  • Census: Census of Béarn[12]
  • Reformation: Reformation of Béarn[13]

History

Paul Raymond noted on page 9 of his dictionary that the commune had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385, Aressy had nine fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.[6]

Administration

The Town Hall
Aressy Medical Centre

List of Successive Mayors[14]

FromToNameParty
19952001Monique Lanusse-Cazalé
20012026Claude FerratoMoDem

Inter-communality

Aressy is part of nine inter-communal structures:

  • the Public agency of local management;
  • the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées;
  • the AEP association for the Jurançon region;
  • the defense against floods association for the Lagoin catchment area;
  • the energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  • the inter-communal association for the Narcastet leisure centre;
  • the inter-communal association for defense against flooding of the Gave de Pau;
  • the inter-communal association for the construction and operation of the CES of Bizanos;
  • the Joint association for urban transport Pau - Porte des Pyrenees

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 712 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 480—    
1800 215−10.84%
1806 202−1.03%
1821 230+0.87%
1831 276+1.84%
1836 273−0.22%
1841 288+1.08%
1846 314+1.74%
1851 313−0.06%
1856 334+1.31%
1861 345+0.65%
1866 343−0.12%
1872 360+0.81%
1876 355−0.35%
1881 368+0.72%
1886 374+0.32%
1891 345−1.60%
1896 326−1.13%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 346+1.20%
1906 328−1.06%
1911 321−0.43%
1921 320−0.03%
1926 357+2.21%
1931 429+3.74%
1936 418−0.52%
1946 416−0.05%
1954 450+0.99%
1962 399−1.49%
1968 476+2.98%
1975 601+3.39%
1982 578−0.56%
1990 546−0.71%
1999 543−0.06%
2007 571+0.63%
2012 638+2.24%
2017 712+2.22%
Source: EHESS[15] and INSEE[16]
Aressy War Memoprial

Economy

The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone designation of Ossau-iraty.

Culture and Heritage

The Church of Saint Denys

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint Denys (1874) is registered as an historical monument.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Commune d'Aressy (64041), INSEE
  4. ↑ Inhabitants of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  5. ↑ Google Maps
  6. 1 2 3 Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
  7. 1 2 Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, ISBN 978-2-35077-151-9 (in French)
  8. 1 2 Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2-35068-005-3 (in French)
  9. ↑ Cassini Map 1750 – Aressy
  10. ↑ Cartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca (in French)
  11. ↑ Manuscript from 1376 in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  12. ↑ Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  13. ↑ Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  14. ↑ List of Mayors of France
  15. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aressy, EHESS (in French).
  16. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  17. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000643 Parish Church of Saint Denys (in French)
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