Aussevielle (; oc, Aussavièla) 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

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region of south-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Ausseviellois'' or ''Aussevielloises''.

Geography

Aussevielle is located some 14 km north-west of Pau and 6 km north-west of

Lescar Lescar (; oc, Lescar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. Lescar is the site of the Roman city known variously as Benearnum, Beneharnum or Civitas Benarnensium, the lo ...

. Access to the commune is by the D633 road from

Beyrie-en-Béarn Beyrie-en-Béarn (, literally ''Beyrie in Béarn''; oc, Veiria) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 c ...

in the north-east which passes through most of the length of the commune and the village before it continues south to join the D817 near Siros. The D817 from

Denguin Denguin () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, southwestern France. It is located 14 km from Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, the prefecture of the Department. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department T ...

passes through the south of the commune.

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passes through the north of the commune but provides no access to the commune with the nearest exit being exit 9.1 to the east. Residential areas cover some 20% of the area with the rest farmland.Google Maps
/ref> The Gave de Malapet flows through the north of the commune towards the north-west. The ''Ousse des Bois'' flows through the south of the commune westwards to join the

Gave de Pau The Gave de Pau () is a river of south-western France. It takes its name from the city of Pau, through which it flows. The river is long ( including the Gaves réunis), and its source is at the Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees mountains. The ...

south-west of the commune.

Places and Hamlets

* Cabarrouy * Lous Campagnots * Labourdette * Lacoustette * Lombré * Poey (glasshouse) * Sensac * Teulé * Lous Vignaux Géoportail

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Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is ''Aussavièla''.

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indicated that the name probably comes from the name of the '' Ousse'' which rises in the commune with the Occitan ''vièla'' ("town") giving "Town of Ousse". The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. Sources: *

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''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

, ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, *Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750Cassini Map 1750 - Asson
/ref> Origins: *Pardies: Notaries of

Pardies Pardies (; oc, Pardias) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Geography Neighbouring communes *North-East: Artix *North-West: Os-Marsillon *East: Bésingrand *West: Noguères *South-East: Parbays ...

Notaries of

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 *Denguin: Terrier of

Manuscript from the 18th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Enumeration: Enumeration of AussevilleManuscripts from the 17th and 18th centuries in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques

History

Paul Raymond noted on page 17 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Aussevielle had 10

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and depended on the bailiwick of Pau then in 1654 reverted to the Barony of Denguin by letters patent from

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.Aussevielle official website

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Inter-communality

The commune is part of four inter-communal structures: * 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 ''région'' of France. It provides a framework within which local tasks co ...

; * the SIVU for home help for the elderly of the Canton of Lescar; * the AEP association of Lescar region; * the Siros, Aussevielle, Poey-de-Lescar inter-communal association for water treatment in the Val de l'Ousse;

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 785 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The old

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is today the Town Hall.

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint John the Baptist probably dates to the end of the Middle Ages.

Facilities

Education

Siros and Aussevielle are associated through an ''Inter-communal Educational Regrouping'' (RPI). The commune has a nursery school.Miey de Béarn website - Notice on the Nursery School
There is a primary school in Siros.

Notable people linked to the commune

*Roger Lapassade, born in 1912 at Aussevielle and died in 1999 at

Orthez Orthez (; eu, Ortheze; oc, Ortès, ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of New Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the sm ...

, a writer and

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poet.