Artiguelouve

Artiguelouve (; oc, Artigaloba) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Artiguelouviens'' or ''Artiguelouviennes''.

Geography

Artiguelouve is located in the urban area of Pau some 8 km north-west of Pau and 3 km south-west of Lescar. Access to the commune is by road D2 from Laroin in the south-east passing through the north-east of the commune and continuing north-west to Pardies. The D509 connects the D2 to the D817 across the river. The D804 branches off the D2 in the commune and goes west along the northern fringe of the town and continues to Arbus. Access to the centre of the town is by the D146 which branches off the D804 and goes south through the town and continues to Aubertin. The residential area of the town occupies about 10% of the commune with the rest mixed forest and farmland.Google Maps
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Bus Route 802 from Artix to Pau of the Interurban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques has a stop in the commune.

The Gave de Pau runs along the north-eastern border of the commune and passes through the north of the commune flowing north-west. The ''Juscle'' river flows from the south of the commune to near the town then flows north-west parallel to the Gave de Pau until it eventually joins the Gave de Pau near Tarsacq.

Places and Hamlets

* Baïlot
* Barat
* Barrailh
* Les Barthes
* Bénou
* Biroulet
* Bordenave
* Brouquisse
* Castagnous
* Castéra
* Cinquau
* Coudelounguet
* Duran
* Le Gras
* Grassa
* Guillou
* Haget
* Lacoste
* Lacoude
* Lacoustète
* Lansolles
* Larréheuga
* Lassauque
* Loumède
* Loustau
* Milhé
* Cité des Mimosas
* Mirande
* Mondet
* Ogeu (fountain)
* Paille
* Pélou
* Peyreblanque
* Piqueur
* Pucheu
* Puyade
* Les Sagettes
* Salaberthe
* Serra
* Tuquet
* Turon
* Le Vert Galant

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

Artiguelouve (meaning "clearing of wolves" in the béarnaise definition), comes from artiga'' which means "clearing" or "fallow land" and the oronym ''lob'' ("height").

The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.

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,
*Marca: Pierre de Marca, ''History of Béarn''.Pierre de Marca,
Histoire de Bearn
', La Veuve Jean Camusat, 1640, 850 pages
*Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750Cassini Map 1750 – Artiguelouve
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Origins:
*Marca: Pierre de Marca, ''History of Béarn''.
*Order of Malta: Titles of the Order of MaltaTitles of the Order of Malta in the Departmental Archives of Haute-Garonne
*Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
*Lescar: Cartulary of LescarCartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the ''History of Béarn'' by Pierre de Marca
*Cour Major: Regulations of the Cour MajorCour Majour of Béarn, register manuscripts from the 15th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
*Reformation: Reformation of BéarnManuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques

History

Paul Raymond noted on page 14 of his 1863 dictionary that, in 1385, Artiguelouve had 28 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. The commune was a dependency of the Marquisate of Gassion and, with Poey, formed the jurisdiction of a notary.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Inter-communality

The commune is part of seven inter-communal structures:
* the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées;
* the SIVU for nursing home care for senior citizens in the Canton of Lescar;
* the AEP association of Gave and Baise;
* the association for the management of the drainage basin of the Juscle and its tributaries;
* the Sanitation association for the communes of the valleys of the Juscle and the Baise;
* the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
* the inter-communal association for defence against flooding of the Gave de Pau;

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 1,621 inhabitants.

Economy

The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zones of Jurançon AOC, Béarn AOC, and Ossau-iraty.

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint-Michel (15th century) is registered as a historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Facilities

Education

The commune has a school grouping consisting of two kindergarten classes and five primary school class (Marc Dugène School GroupMiey de Béarn - Artiguelouve website
) as well as a library / media centre.

Sports and Sports facilities

The Artiguelouve Golf Course and also that of Billère are the two golf courses in the Pau area.
La ''Maison des sports''Official website of the commune
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Le ''FC3A'' is a football club and school for players from Artiguelouve, Arbus, and Aubertin.

Notable people linked to the commune

*Paul Ducournau, born at Orthez in 1910 and died at Artiguelouve in 1985, was a general in the French Army.

See also

*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

External links

Artiguelouve official website

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Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques