Aressy
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Aressy (French pronunciation: [aʁɛsi]; Occitan: Arèssi) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is part of the urban area (unité urbaine) of Pau.[3]
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The Lagoin river at the church | |
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| Coordinates: 43°16′38″N 0°19′23″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez |
| Intercommunality | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Ferrato[1] |
Area 1 | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 881 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,060/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64041 /64320 |
| Elevation | 179–244 m (587–801 ft) (avg. 241 m or 791 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.[4]
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[5]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Toponymy
Its name in Bearnais is Aressi (according to the classical norm of Occitan).
Brigitte Jobbé-Duval[6] indicates that the place name could come from the Basque, meaning "place where there are rocks" which would confirm the hypothesis by Michel Grosclaude[7] 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.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
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| Aressy | Aressa | 1010 | Jobbé | Village | ||
| Aressa | 1101 | Raymond | 9 | Lescar | ||
| Aresi | 12th century | Raymond | 9 | Lescar | ||
| Arecii | 1376 | Raymond | 9 | Military | ||
| Eressi | 1385 | Raymond | 9 | Census | ||
| Arecii | 1538 | Raymond | 9 | Reformation | ||
| Arressii | 1546 | Raymond | 9 | Reformation | ||
| Aressy | 1750 | Cassini | ||||
| Arressy | 1793 | Ldh/EHESS/Cassini | ||||
| Le Junca | Le Junca | 1863 | Raymond | 86 | Place | |
| Les Pelades | Les Pelades | 1863 | Raymond | 133 | Place | |
| Le Saliga | Le Saliga | 1863 | Raymond | 133 | Moor | |
| Le Tuquet | Le Tuquet | 1863 | Raymond | 169 | Wood |
Sources:
- Jobbé: Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques[6]
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[5]
- Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)[7]
- Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750[8]
- Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aressy, EHESS (in French).
Origins:
History
Paul Raymond noted on page 9 of his dictionary that the commune had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385, Aressy had nine fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.[5]
Administration
List of Successive Mayors[13]
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2001 | Monique Lanusse-Cazalé | |
| 2001 | 2026 | Claude Ferrato | MoDem |
Inter-communality
Aressy is part of nine inter-communal structures:
- the Public agency of local management;
- the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées;
- 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
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arésyiens or Arésyiennes in French.[14]
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Economy
The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone designation of Ossau-iraty.
Culture and Heritage
Religious heritage
The Parish Church of Saint Denys (1874)
is registered as an historical monument.[17]
