Angous

Angous (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.

Geography

Angous is located some 5 km south-west of Navarrenx and 12 km north-east of Mauléon-Licharre. It can be accessed by the D2 road which runs from Navarrenx and forms the south-eastern border of the commune before continuing to Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu. 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
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Located on the watershed of the Adour, 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 dialect, Gascon is ''Angós'' which means "marshy terrain" according to Michel Grosclaude and Brigitte Jobbé-DuvalBrigitte Jobbé-Duval, ''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:

*Paul Raymond (archivist), 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 (archivist), 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,
*Cassini: French cartography#Cassini maps, Cassini Map from 1750Cassini Map 1750 – Angous
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*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 OloronManuscripts from the 17th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
*Notaries: Notaries of NavarrenxNotaries 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 Lay Abbey, a vassal of the Viscount of Béarn. In 1385 there were 12 feu fiscal, fires 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-Angos, Navailles, and Susmiou.

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

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

Economy

The activity is directed mainly towards agriculture (livestock grazing, market gardening, and horticultural crops). The town is part of the ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.

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 Twelve Tribes communities, Tabitha's place has a property of eleven hectares in the commune.

See also

*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

External links

''Angous'' on the 1750 Cassini Map

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Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques