Aydie (; oc, Aidia) is a

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in the

Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlant ...

department in the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...

region of south-western

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Geography

Aydie is located some 40 km north-east of Pau and 15 km east of Garlin. The northern border of the commune is the departmental border between

and Gers and the eastern border is the border with Hautes-Pyrénées. Access to the commune is by the D292 road from Aubous to

Arrosès Arrosès (; oc, Arrosés) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. Geography Arrosès is located some 50 km south-east of Hagetmau and some 5 km west of Madiran wi ...

which passes south through the west of the commune. The D317 branches off the D205 west of the commune and goes east through the commune to the village then continues east, changing to the D548 at the border, to join the D48. The commune is mainly farmland with scattered forests in the west.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Sager'' river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Adour at Saint-Mont. Several streams rise in the west of the commune and flow east to join the Sager including the ''Boutigué'' which forms part of the northern border of the commune.

Places and Hamlets

* Aveillé * Bardou * Bayliot * Boutigué * Cau * Caunille * Le Château * Curon * Dabadie * Estrémau * Hardoy * Jouandou * Laforêt * Lafosse * Larribau * Larrouy * Laudique * Lerp * Maillet * Marty * Mondain * Moulié * Mourchette * Moutha * Parthonnaud * Pellé * Pessus * Poey * le Pucheu * Saint-Martin * Thillet

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is ''Aidia''. Michel Grosclaude said that the name probably has a common root with ''

Aydius Aydius (; oc, Aidius) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. Geography Aydius is located some 25 km south by south-east of O ...

'' but the origin and meaning of the name remains obscure. The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. 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 Michel Grosclaude, ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, *Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750Cassini Map 1750 - Aydie
/ref> 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 *Establishments: Register of Establishments of BéarnManuscripts from the 15th and 16th centuries in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques

History

Paul Raymond noted on page 18 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1395 Aydie had 25

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and Poey (Page 136) had 6 fires with both of them under the bailiwick of

Lembeye Lembeye (; oc, Lenveja) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques ...

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Inter-communality

The commune is part of five inter-communal structures: * the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn; * the SIVU for roads in the Garlin region; * the SIVU for the Lées and its tributaries; * the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; * the inter-communal association for drinking water in Luy-Gabas-Lées;

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 140 inhabitants. Munument aux morts de Aydie

Economy

The commune is part of the

appellation d'origine contrôlée An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical bou ...

(AOC) zones of

Madiran Madiran () is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. It is the centre of a wine-producing area. Madiran wine Wine is produced around Madiran under three '' Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées'' (AOCs): Madira ...

(Red Madiran wine), ''Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh'' (White Madiran wine), and Béarn.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many sites that are registered as historical monuments: *A Place at Poey (1567)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Curon (1778)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Moutha (1799)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Parthonnaud (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Mondain (1815)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Maison Lescher Farmhouse at Pessus (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Maison Lalanne Farmhouse at Lerp (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Maison Jouet Farmhouse at Maillet (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Maison Frouté Farmhouse at Dabadie (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Estrémau (1859)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Mourchette (1859)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Laudique (1759)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Maison Moulié Farmhouse at Aveillé (1820)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *Houses and Farms (18th to 19th centuries) *The Chateau Peyre (1895)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Chateau (destroyed) (17th century) *A Fortified Building (12th century) *A Camp *A Camp at Pucheu (Prehistoric)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Religious heritage

The commune has three religious sites that are registered as historical monuments: *A Monumental Cross at Mondain (1888) *A Presbytery called House of little red pots (1848) *The Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist (11th century). The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: **A Statue: Virgin and Child (19th century) **An

Altar An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches, and other places of worship. They are used particularly in paga ...

Retable A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate structur ...

, and Altar Cross (18th century) **6 Altar

Candlestick A candlestick is a device used to hold a candle in place. Candlesticks have a cup or a spike ("pricket") or both to keep the candle in place. Candlesticks are less frequently called "candleholders". Before the proliferation of electricity, candl ...

s (18th century) **A Lighting Arm (18th century) **A Painting: Christ on the Cross with Saint John, the Virgin, and Madeleine (18th century) **A

(18th century) **6 Statuettes: Angel adoring, Saint Peter, Saint John, Saint Paul, and Saint Luke (18th century) **A

Tabernacle According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle ( he, מִשְׁכַּן, mīškān, residence, dwelling place), also known as the Tent of the Congregation ( he, link=no, אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, ’ōhel mō‘ēḏ, also Tent of Meeting, etc.), ...

(1725) **An Altar with Altar seating (18th century) **An Altar, Altar seating, Tabernacle, Retable, Lighting Arm, and 6 candlesticks (18th century) **A Monstrance (1868) **A Pill-box (18th century) **A

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with

Paten A paten or diskos is a small plate, used during the Mass. It is generally used during the liturgy itself, while the reserved sacrament are stored in the tabernacle in a ciborium. Western usage In many Western liturgical denominations, the p ...

(18th century) **2 Paintings: Baptism of Christ and Preaching in the Desert (18th century) **A Sideboard (19th century) **A Baptismal font (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Notable people linked to the commune

* Joseph Peyré, born in 1892 at Aydie and died in 1968 at

Cannes Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. T ...

, was a French writer. He won the

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

in 1935 for his book ''Sang et Lumières'' (Blood and Lights). He evoked his native village under the pseudonym of ''Saint-Jean-des-Vignes''.