Arget () 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 south-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Argétois'' or ''Argétoises''.

Geography

Arget is located some 18 km north-east of

Orthez Orthez (; eu, Ortheze; oc, Ortès, ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of New Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the sma ...

and 12 km south-east of

Hagetmau Hagetmau () is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Sights * Population Personalities The sociologist Henri Lefebvre was born here in 1901. References See also *Communes of the Landes departmen ...

on the border between

and

Landes ''Landes'', or ''Lanas'' in Gascon, means moorland or heath. ''Landes'' and ''Lanas'' come from the Latin ''plānus'' meaning “‘flat, even, level, plain’”. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word '' ...

departments. It can be accessed by the D264 road from Montagut in the east passing through the commune and the village (of 2 buildings) and continuing south-west to

Casteide-Candau Casteide-Candau (; oc, Castèida e Candau) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 communes of the Pyrén ...

. The commune has quite large areas of forest in the west but is mostly farmland.Google Maps
/ref> Several streams rise in the commune with the ''Hourquet'' forming the north-western border as it flows north-east to join the ''Ruisseau de la Rance'' at the northern tip of the commune. The Rance forms the north-eastern border as it flows north-west. The south-eastern border also consists of an unnamed stream which joins the Rance just outside the eastern tip of the commune.

Places and hamlets

* Bayoc * Boué * Capère * Carrèrot * Castagnet * Conte * Cousnat * Glaude * Herris * Hibet * Hourcq * Ménou * Montaut * Pourtique * Régidou * Séris * Touroun * Vignau Géoportail

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Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is ''Arget''.

Michel Grosclaude Michel Grosclaude (; oc, Miquèu; 1926–2002) was a philosopher and French linguist, and an author of works on grammar, lexicography and Occitan onomastics. Biography Born on 8 July 1926 in Nancy at (Meurthe-et-Moselle). He was the son of ...

was unable to justify the local belief that the name means "sandy place" from ''arena'' (meaning "sand") with the collective suffix ''-etum'' (giving ''arenetum'' then ''arenet'' then ''areet'' then ''ariet''), and could not conclude other than "of uncertain origin and meaning". The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. Sources: *

Raymond Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

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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, Origins: *Luntz: *Order of Malta: Titles of the

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Titles of the

in the Departmental Archives of

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History

Paul Raymond noted on page 10 of his 1863 dictionary that Arget depended on the Commandery of Malta of Caubin and

Morlaàs Morlaàs (; Gascon Morlans) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is the seat of a canton. After the Roman city of Benearnum (today's Lescar) was razed by the Vikings in 841, Morlaàs became the c ...

and on the Barony of Moustrou, built in 1647, and was a vassal of the

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 78 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

Arget has many farms that are registered as historical monuments: *A Farmhouse at Hourcq (1832)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Menusé farm at Pourtique (1897)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Lajournade farm at Pourtique (18th century) *The Pemeste farm at Hourcq (1797) *Houses and Farms *A Farmhouse at Boué (1905)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Hibet (1871)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Carrèrot (1898)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Touroun (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Notre Dame (12th century) is registered as an historical monument. It contains several items that are registered as historical objects: *The Furniture in the Church *A Bronze Processional Cross (18th century) *A Wooden Processional Cross (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Notable people linked to the commune

Annie Beustes Annie Beustes (born 15 June 1945 in Arget) is a New Caledonian politician. She has served in the Congress of New Caledonia as a member of The Rally–UMP, and is anti-independence; she also served in the government of Jean Lèques. She served a s ...

, born Annie Campagne, is a

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n politician, born on 15 August 1945 in Arget.

References

External links

Arget on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Arget'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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