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Paul Mirat
Basile-Paul Mirat (born January 24, 1885 – July 6, 1966) was an owner of a thoroughbred stud farm, military instructor in the United States, president of the Chamber of Agriculture of the Basses-Pyrénées, journalist and mayor of Meillon. He was also a musician, artist, poet and sportsman. Family and youth The Mirat family of Meillon is listed in the first Béarn census ordered by Gaston III, Count of Foix, Gaston Febus in 1386. Around 1830, Paul's grandfather, Jean Mirat (1817-1893), owned the auberge "Relais de la Poste" and raised remount horses. Paul Mirat's father, Lambert Mirat (1841-1921), married Lucie Lacaze (1859-1940); he created his stud farm in Meillon in 1890. Doubling as an entrepreneur, he founded a marble factory on the Néez (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), Néez, in Gan. Associated with the brewer Octave Heid, they created the first hydroelectric power station on the Gave de Pau that supplied electricity to Pau during the Belle Époque. Also associated with Raphaà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pau (, ) is a Communes of France, commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The city is located in the heart of the former sovereign principality of Béarn, of which it was the capital from 1464. Pau lies on the Gave de Pau, and is located from the Atlantic Ocean and from Spain. This position gives it a striking panorama across the mountain range of the Pyrenees, especially from its landmark "Boulevard des Pyrénées", as well as the hillsides of Jurançon AOC, Jurançon. According to Alphonse de Lamartine, "Pau has the world's most beautiful view of the earth just as Naples has the most beautiful view of the sea." The site has been occupied since at least the Roman Gaul, Gallo-Roman era. However the first references to Pau as a settlement only occur in the first half of the 12th century. The town developed from the construction of its Château ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
