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Aressy (; oc, Arèssi) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is part of the urban area ('' unité urbaine'') of Pau. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arésyiens'' or ''Arésyiennes''


Geography

Aressy is located four kilometres south-east of Pau within the urban area of Pau. Access to the commune is by the D937 road from Pau which continues south-east to
Meillon Meillon (; oc, Melhon) 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 d ...
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/ref> The Idelis bus route P23 stops at Aressy Clinic at Pôle Bosquet. The commune is also served by Route 835 of the Interurban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Transports 64) between Bénéjacq and Pau, and by Route 805 between Lourdes and Pau. Much of the commune is residential with some farmland and a large lake in the south. The Gave de Pau flows north-west through the western part of the commune, and the Lagoin flows through the centre of the commune before joining the Gave de Pau just north-west of the commune.


Places and Hamlets

* Las Costes * Labielle * Marque * Matachot * Le Saligat


Neighbouring communes and villages


Toponymy

Its name in Bearnais is ''Aressi'' (according to the classical norm of
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Brigitte Jobbé-Duval Brigitte Jobbé-Duval is a French historian and linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects ...
Brigitte Jobbé-Duval Brigitte Jobbé-Duval is a French historian and linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects ...
, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture,
indicates that the place name could come from the Basque, meaning "place where there are rocks" which would confirm the hypothesis by
Michel Grosclaude Michel Grosclaude (; oc, Miquèu; 1926–2002) was a philosopher and French linguist, and an author of works on grammar, lexicography and Occitan onomastics. Biography Born on 8 July 1926 in Nancy at (Meurthe-et-Moselle). He was the son of ...
of ''ar-'' ("stone or rock") with the Basque locative suffix ''-etz'' transformed into ''-esse''. The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. Sources: *Jobbé:
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, ''Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques'' * 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 Michel Grosclaude (; oc, Miquèu; 1926–2002) was a philosopher and French linguist, and an author of works on grammar, lexicography and Occitan onomastics. Biography Born on 8 July 1926 in Nancy at (Meurthe-et-Moselle). He was the son of ...
, ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages,
*Cassini:
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from 1750Cassini Map 1750 – Aressy
/ref> *Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: Origins: *Lescar: Cartulary of LescarCartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the ''History of Béarn'' by Pierre de Marca *Military: Military Inspection of BéarnManuscript from 1376 in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *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


History

Paul Raymond noted on page 9 of his dictionary that the commune had a
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, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385, Aressy had nine fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.


Administration

List of Successive Mayors


Inter-communality

Aressy is part of nine inter-communal structures: *the Public agency of local management; *the
Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées The communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées is a ''communauté d'agglomération'' in the ''département'' of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berri ...
; *the AEP association for the Jurançon region; *the defense against floods association for the Lagoin catchment area; *the energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; *the inter-communal association for the Narcastet leisure centre; *the inter-communal association for defense against flooding of the Gave de Pau; *the inter-communal association for the construction and operation of the CES of Bizanos; *the Joint association for urban transport Pau - Porte des Pyrenees


Demography

In 2017 the commune had 712 inhabitants.


Economy

The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone designation of
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Culture and Heritage


Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint Denys (1874) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée


See also

* Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department


References


External links


''Areßy'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques