Artigueloutan (; oc, Artigalotan) is a

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in the

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department in the

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region of south-western

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. It is part of the urban area (''aire d'attraction des villes'') of Pau. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Artigueloutanais'' or ''Artigueloutanaises''. Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, ''Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques'', 2009, Archives and Culture,

Geography

Artigueloutan is located some 11 km east by south-east of Pau and 9 km south of

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. Access to the commune is by the D817 from Pau in the west passing through the north of the commune and continuing to

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in the east. Access to the village is by the D215 road from

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in the south-west passing through the village and continuing north to

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. The D213 comes from

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in the west passing through the village and continuing east to

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/ref> The ''Idelis'' bus line has two stops in the commune: one on route P10 from ''Pau Auchan'' to ''Artigueloutan - Community Hall'' and the second is

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''Flexis Zone Est''. The Ruisseau de l'Ousse passes through the centre of the commune from east to west and continues to join the

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at Pau.

Places and Hamlets

* Artiguenave * Belloc * Bistarou * Lou Bouey * Casalet (two places) * Cazenave * Courège * Courège (Mill) * Fort de César * Fréchou * Haure * Hourcade * Humaraut * Laclau * Layus * Lebon * Les Mattots * Miqueu * Mounyoye * Pont Long * Poublan * Rigabert * Serresèque * Tuquet Géoportail

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, consulted on 12 March 2012

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The name ''Artigueloutan'' appears in the forms: *''Artigueloptaa'' (1385),''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011, p. 14 *''Artigalopta'', and ''Artigelobtaa'' (14th century, Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques ), *''Arthigueloutan'' (1457, Notaries of AssatNotaries of Assat - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques ), *''Artigaloutaa'' (1536, Titles of Affiefdom), *''Artigalotaa'' (1675, Reformation of BéarnManuscript from the 16th to the 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques ), *'Artiguelotaa'' on the Cassini Map 1750,

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, ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, Cassini Map - Arugueloutaa
and *''Artigue-Loutan'' (1801,

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). Its name in béarnais is ''Artigalotan'' (according to the classical norm of

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). According to

the name comes from the Gascon ''artigalota'', meaning "small cleared land", with the suffix ''-anam''. A farm at a place called ''Belloc'' was mentioned in the Topographic Dictionary of 1863.''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
p. 27 ''Les Bordes'', also called ''Viellelongue'', was a hamlet in the commune in 1675,''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
p. 33 (Reformation of Béarn. ''Lou Bouey'' is an old hamlet in Artigueloutan which has been mentioned with the spellings: *''Lo Boey'' (1457,''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
p. 104

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f. 177Cartulary of

or ''Red Book'' - Manuscript from the 15th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques ), and *''Louboey'' (1863). Paul Raymond indicated that there was a

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at Lou Bouey, dependent on the

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. ''Cambus'', a farm in Artigueloutan, was also a fief which, in 1538, included the communes of

and Rontignon, vassal of the

.''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
p. 39 ''Clerguet'' was a farm and a fief of the commune, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn, mentioned in 1538.''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
p. 51 The ''Fort de César'' was a

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in Artigueloutan and

, mentioned in 1863.''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
p. 48 ''Rigabert'' is the name of a farm mentioned in the dictionary of 1863.''Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees''
p. 142

History

Paul Raymond noted that in 1385, Artigueloutan had 28

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and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Inter-communality

The commune is part of seven inter-communal structures: * the

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; * the AEP association of the Ousse Valley; * the association for the management of the

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of the Ousse; * the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; * the inter-communal association for sanitation for the communes of the Ousse plain; * the inter-communal association for the construction of a rescue centre at Soumoulou; * the inter-communal association for the construction and operation of the CES at Bizanos.

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 1,090 inhabitants.

Economy

The commune is partially part of the

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(AOC) zone of

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Culture and heritage

Sites and monuments

*The Church of Saint John the Baptist dates to the middle of the 19th century. It is registered as a historical monument.

Environmental heritage

The ''Chemin Henri-IV'' passes along the south-western border of the commune.

Education

Artigueloutan has a primary school.