Angous is a

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in the

Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlanti ...

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in the

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region of southwestern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Angousiens'' or ''Angousiennes''

Geography

Angous is located some 5 km south-west of

Navarrenx Navarrenx (; oc, Navarrencs, ; eu, Nabarrengose, eu, label=Zuberoan, Nabarrenkoxe) is a town and commune in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques ( Béarn) and the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The demonym is Navarre. Since 2014, the ...

and 12 km north-east of

Mauléon-Licharre Mauléon-Licharre (; , Occitan: Maulion e Lisharra), or simply Mauléon, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is the capital of the Soule (''Zuberoa'') historical Basque province. It is home to the c ...

. It can be accessed by the D2 road which runs from Navarrenx and forms the south-eastern border of the commune before continuing to

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. Access to the village is by the D69 road which runs off the D2 to the village. The commune consists of mainly farmland with patches of forest.Google Maps
/ref> Located on the watershed of the

Adour The Adour (; eu, Aturri; oc, Ador) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. i ...

, the Serrot, a tributary of the Lausset, with many tributaries flows through the commune from south-west to north-east passing near the village. The Ruisseau de Lassere with many tributaries also flows from the south-west towards the northeast to the east of the village and forms part of the eastern border.

Places and Hamlets

* Beigbédé * Bestit * Bois de Carrié * Bonnehoun * Bordenave * Cabane * Caillau * Carrié * Chincas * Claverie * Denis * Jaquet * Labadie * Labatut * Labourdette * Lagrave * Lahaderne * Larrieu * Lartigue * Lauga * Ligaray * Maréchal * Miranda * Mirassou * Montjoye * Mouliet * Nabarre (ruins) * Olive * Parfouby * Poumirau * Pucheu * Serbielle * Serrot * Trouilh

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The commune name in Gascon is ''Angós'' which means "marshy terrain" according to

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and

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, ''Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques'', 2009, Archives and Culture, The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. Sources: *

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''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. ''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 *Grosclaude: ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', 2006

, ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, *Cassini:

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from 1750Cassini Map 1750 – Angous
/ref> *Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: Origins: *Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Reformation: Reformation of BéarnManuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Insinuations: Insinuations of the

Diocese of Oloron The former Roman Catholic Diocese of Oloron was a Latin rite bishopric in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Aquitaine region of south-west France, from the 6th to the 19th century. History The diocese of Oleron already existed in the 6th cen ...

Manuscripts from the 17th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Notaries: Notaries of

Notaries of Navarrenx in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Angous: Titles of Angous.Titles of Angous in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques

History

Paul Raymond noted on page 6 of the 1863 dictionary that the commune had a

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, a vassal of the

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. In 1385 there were 12

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in Angous and it depended on the bailiwick of Navarrenx. The barony of Gabaston, a vassal of the Viscount of Béarn, was made up of Angous, Navailles, and

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Inter-communality

The commune is part of six inter-communal structures: * the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves; * the inter-communal association for Gaves and of Saleys; * the mixed forestry association for the oak groves in the Basque and béarnais valleys; * the collection association of Navarrenx; * the AEP association of Navarrenx; * the energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 102 inhabitants. Angous War Memorial

Economy

The activity is directed mainly towards agriculture (livestock grazing, market gardening, and horticultural crops). The town is part of the ''

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'' (AOC) zone of

Ossau-iraty Ossau-Iraty is an Occitan-Basque cheese made from sheep milk. Origin Ossau-Iraty or Esquirrou is produced in south-western France, in the Northern Basque Country and in Béarn. Its name reflects its geographical location, the Ossau Valley in Bé ...

Culture and Heritage

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint-André (1847) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée ;Church Gallery Angous Church Interior.JPG, Church Interior Angous Church Baptismal Font.JPG, Baptismal Font The sect Tabitha's place has a property of eleven hectares in the commune.

References

External links

''Angous'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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