Aubin, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Aubin () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

Aubin is located some 35 km east by south-east of Orthez and 20 km north of Pau. The A65 autoroute passes through the commune but there is no exit in or near the commune with the nearest exit being Exit 9 south of Lalonquette or the beginning of the motorway just north of Lescar. Access to the commune is by the D210 road from Bournos in the east which goes to the village. The D216 from Sauvagnon in the south-east passes through the south of the commune on its way to Momas in the north-west. Country roads are also available to access the commune. There are some scattered forests in the commune but most of it is farmland.Google Maps
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The Luy de Béarn forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to join the Luy de France near Vieux-Bourg to become the Luy. The Aubiosse river flows through the south of the commune from east to west and joins the Luy de Béarn south-west of the commune. The Gez river forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west to join the Luy de Béarn.

Places and hamlets

* Baradat
* Bas
* Bousquet
* Brunet
* Cabet
* Cambatu
* Carou
* Castet-Bieilh
* Cazaux (ruins)
* Combatu
* Dufau
* Guichot
* Lacoste
* Lafitte
* Larquier
* Lasalle
* Loulet
* Loustau
* Maribat
* Maupas
* Maysounave
* Plaisance
* Le Pouthiau
* Prué
* Soubette
* Tournemouly
* Turon

Géoportail
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Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is ''Aubin''. Michel Grosclaude proposed an etymology of the Latin man's name ''Albius'' with the suffix ''-inum'' (''Albinum''), the whole meaning "Domain of Albius".

The following table details the origins of the commune name:

Sources:

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

Origins:
* Lescar: Cartulary of LescarCartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the ''History of Béarn'' by Pierre de Marca
* Fors de BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
* Census: Census of Béarn

History

The village is first mentioned in 1101 as Sanctus-Genumer-de-Albii. At the start of the 11th century, the village and its church were given to the Bishop of Lescar by the wife of Viscount Centulle II


Paul Raymond noted on page 16 of the 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Aubin had 17 feu fiscal, fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. Bournos was also annexed to the parish of Aubin, the former archpriest of the Diocese of Lescar.

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 Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
* the inter-communal association for the management of drinking water for Luy - Gabas -Lées;
* the inter-communal association of Aubin-Doumy-Bournos.

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 239 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
* A Farmhouse at Cambatu (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
* Houses and Farms (17th century)
* A Fortified Complex named Castetbielh ("Old Castle") (High Middle Ages)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée - https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013449/http://visites.aquitaine.fr/ensemble-fortifie-castetbielh

Religious heritage

The commune has a church that is registered as a historical monument:
* The Parish Church of Saint Germain-d'Auxerre (12th century). The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects, some of which were destroyed when the church was renovated in 1981:
** Furniture in the Church
** Furniture in the Church (Supplementary list)
** A Mural Painting (1897) (Destroyed in 1981).
** A Lectern (18th century)
** A Pulpit (1897)
** A Confessional (18th century)
** An Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, statue, 4 Altar candlesticks (17th century)
** An Altar, 2 rows of Altar seating, Tabernacle, 4 Altar candlesticks, Altar Cross (19th century) (All destroyed in 1981)
** 5 Hilarri (1859)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Facilities

Aubin has a primary school which is shared with Bournos, Auga, and Doumy as an inter-communal educational grouping.

See also

* Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

External links

Community of communes of Luys en Béarn website


Aubin on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website

''Aubin'' on the 1750 Cassini Map

References

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Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques