Arget () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Argétois'' or ''Argétoises''.

Geography

Arget is located some 18 km north-east of Orthez and 12 km south-east of Hagetmau on the border between Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Landes (department), Landes departments. It can be accessed by the D264 road from Montagut, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Montagut in the east passing through the commune and the village (of 2 buildings) and continuing south-west to Casteide-Candau. The commune has quite large areas of forest in the west but is mostly farmland.Google Maps
/ref> Several streams rise in the commune with the ''Hourquet'' forming the north-western border as it flows north-east to join the ''Ruisseau de la Rance'' at the northern tip of the commune. The Rance forms the north-eastern border as it flows north-west. The south-eastern border also consists of an unnamed stream which joins the Rance just outside the eastern tip of the commune.

Places and hamlets

* Bayoc * Boué * Capère * Carrèrot * Castagnet * Conte * Cousnat * Glaude * Herris * Hibet * Hourcq * Ménou * Montaut * Pourtique * Régidou * Séris * Touroun * Vignau Géoportail
Institut géographique national, IGN

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The commune name in Bearnese dialect, béarnais is ''Arget''. Michel Grosclaude was unable to justify the local belief that the name means "sandy place" from ''arena'' (meaning "sand") with the collective suffix ''-etum'' (giving ''arenetum'' then ''arenet'' then ''areet'' then ''ariet''), and could not conclude other than "of uncertain origin and meaning". 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, Origins: *Luntz: *Order of Malta: Titles of the Order of MaltaTitles of the Order of Malta in the Departmental Archives of Haute-Garonne

History

Paul Raymond (archivist), Paul Raymond noted on page 10 of his 1863 dictionary that Arget depended on the Commandery of Malta of Arthez-de-Béarn, Caubin and Morlaàs and on the Barony of Moustrou, built in 1647, and was a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 78 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

Arget has many farms that are registered as historical monuments: *A Farmhouse at Hourcq (1832)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Menusé farm at Pourtique (1897)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *The Lajournade farm at Pourtique (18th century) *The Pemeste farm at Hourcq (1797) *Houses and Farms *A Farmhouse at Boué (1905)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Hibet (1871)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Carrèrot (1898)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée *A Farmhouse at Touroun (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Notre Dame (12th century) is registered as an historical monument. It contains several items that are registered as historical objects: *The Furniture in the Church *A Bronze Processional Cross (18th century) *A Wooden Processional Cross (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Notable people linked to the commune

*Annie Beustes, born Annie Campagne, is a New Caledonian politician, born on 15 August 1945 in Arget.

References

External links

Arget on Géoportail
Institut géographique national, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Arget'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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