Astis (''Astís'' in

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region of south-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Astisiens'' or ''Astisiennes''.

Geography

Astis is located some 20 km north of Pau and some 4 km south of Miossens-Lanusse. Access to the commune is by road D834 (Route de Bordeaux) from Pau entering the commune from the south-west passing through the village and continuing north to

Sarron Sarron () is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France. The commu ...

. The D39 road (Route de Morlaas) branches off the D834 in the north of the commune and goes south-east to

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. The commune has a strip of forest along the length of the commune from north-west to south-east, parallel to the ''Route de Morlaas'' with the rest of the commune farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Luy de France'' forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north eventually joining the

Luy de Béarn The Luy de Béarn (, literally ''Luy of Béarn''; oc, Lui de Bearn) is a left tributary of the Luy, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Geography The source of the Luy de Béarn is at the base of the plateau of Ger, east of Pau. It fl ...

and becoming the

Luy The Luy is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France. It is long, including its right source river ''Luy de France''. Geography The Luy is the union of two neighboring rivers, the Luy de Béarn, which is long ...

river on the eastern border of Castel-Sarrazin commune. The ''Basta'' river rises in the south of the commune and flows north-west joining the ''Luy de France'' north of the commune.

Places and hamlets

* Anos * Baradat * Bernadot * La Caserne * Château * Chinchin * Dibet * Guichanné * Jacoulet * Lamazou * Nabarrot * Pascal * Plantié * Sarrette * Sarthoulet * Sébat * Tauhuré Géoportail

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Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is also ''Astis''.

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proposed a Gascon etymology ''es'' (an old definitive article) followed by ''t(h)in'' ("Dependence") or ''tin'' ("singer"). The following table details the origins of the commune name: ;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 ( ...

: ''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, *Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Cassini Map:

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from 1750Cassini Map 1750 - Asson
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Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Inter-communality

The commune is part of four inter-communal structures: * the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn; * the AEP association of the regions of Luy and Gabas; * the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; * the scholastic association Argelos-Astis;

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 306 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *A Chateau (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Maison Mouras Farmhouse (1771)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Lamazou (1646)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Maison Larrieu Farmhouse (17th century) *The Maison Lassus Farmhouse (1894)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries) *A Fortified Complex (Prehistoric)

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint John the Baptist (12th century) is registered as a historical monument. The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: *A Bronze Bell (1591) *Furniture in the Church *A Bronze Bell in the bell tower (1591) *A Ciborium (19th century) *2

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s (19th century) *2 Altar Candlesticks (19th century) *2 Altar Candlesticks (torch bodies) (19th century) *A Painting: Saint John in the desert (18th century) *A Worship bench (19th century) *

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s (19th century) *2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John (18th century) *

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: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John (18th century) *A

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(18th century) *Altar seating and

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(18th century) *Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and RetableMinistry of Culture, Palissy

Facilities

Astis has a primary school which is shared with Argelos as an ''inter-communal educational grouping''.

References

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