Astis

Astis (Astís in Occitan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Astis
Commune
View of the village
Location of Astis
Astis
Astis
Coordinates: 43°26′31″N 0°19′37″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonTerres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh
IntercommunalityCC Luys en Béarn
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Alain Caïe
Area
1
3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
306
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64070 /64450
Elevation160–242 m (525–794 ft)
(avg. 234 m or 768 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Astisiens or Astisiennes.[2]

Geography
The D834 at Astis

Astis is located some 20 km north of Pau and some 4 km south of Miossens-Lanusse. Access to the commune is by road D834 (Route de Bordeaux) from Pau entering the commune from the south-west passing through the village and continuing north to Sarron. The D39 road (Route de Morlaas) branches off the D834 in the north of the commune and goes south-east to Anos. The commune has a strip of forest along the length of the commune from north-west to south-east, parallel to the Route de Morlaas with the rest of the commune farmland.[3]

The Luy de France forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north eventually joining the Luy de Béarn and becoming the Luy river on the eastern border of Castel-Sarrazin commune. The Basta river rises in the south of the commune and flows north-west joining the Luy de France north of the commune.[3]

Places and hamlets[4]
  • Anos[5]
  • Baradat[6]
  • Bernadot
  • La Caserne
  • Château[7]
  • Chinchin
  • Dibet
  • Guichanné
  • Jacoulet
  • Lamazou[8]
  • Nabarrot
  • Pascal
  • Plantié
  • Sarrette
  • Sarthoulet
  • Sébat
  • Tauhuré

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is also Astis. Michel Grosclaude proposed a Gascon etymology es (an old definitive article) followed by t(h)in ("Dependence") or tin ("singer").[9]

The following table details the origins of the commune name:

NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AstisEstis1385Raymond
16
CensusVillage
Astis1750CassiniCassini Map
Sources
  • Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[10]
  • Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)[9]
  • Census: Census of Béarn[11]
  • Cassini Map: Cassini Map from 1750[12]

Administration
Astis Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[13]

FromToNamePartyPosition
17901809Jean Sabat
18091815Jean Larrieu
18151828Joseph Hondagne
18281830Bernard Lamazou
18301868Pierre Lamazou
18681871Jean Larrieu
18711872Félix Binde
18721878Jean Larrieu Chinchin
18781919Jean Lamazou
19191929Jean Sebat
19291935Julien Lamazou
19351944Raymond Guichane
19441945Julien Lamazou
19451959Pierre Larrieu Bourdale
19591989Albert Lafitte
19892014Pierrette Barzu
20142020Alain Caïe

(Not all data is known)

Inter-communality
Recycling centre at Astis

The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:[14]

  • the Community of communes of Luys en Béarn;
  • the AEP association of the regions of Luy and Gabas;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  • the scholastic association Argelos-Astis;

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 303 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
157 97 - 175 215 232 222 225 220
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
220 227 213 170 166 180 180 193 189
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
190 171 167 154 140 128 139 119 108
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 -
111 101 98 163 198 266 292 303 -
Population of Astis

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Chateau (19th century)[7]
  • The Maison Mouras Farmhouse (1771)[5]
  • A Farmhouse at Lamazou (1646)[8]
  • The Maison Larrieu Farmhouse (17th century)[15]
  • The Maison Lassus Farmhouse (1894)[6]
  • Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries)[16]
  • A Fortified Complex (Prehistoric)[17]

Religious heritage
The Church of Saint John the Baptist

The Church of Saint John the Baptist (12th century) is registered as a historical monument.[18]

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

  • A Bronze Bell (1591)[19]
  • Furniture in the Church[20][21]
  • A Bronze Bell in the bell tower (1591)[22]
  • A Ciborium (19th century)[23]
  • 2 Altar Candlesticks (19th century)[24]
  • 2 Altar Candlesticks (19th century)[25]
  • 2 Altar Candlesticks (torch bodies) (19th century)[26]
  • A Painting: Saint John in the desert (18th century)[27]
  • A Worship bench (19th century)[28]
  • Baptismal fonts (19th century)[29]
  • 2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John (18th century)[30]
  • Bas-relief: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John (18th century)[31]
  • A Retable (18th century)[32]
  • Altar seating and Tabernacle (18th century)[33]
  • Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and Retable[34]

Facilities
The School

Astis has a primary school which is shared with Argelos as an inter-communal educational grouping.

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See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. Géoportail, IGN (in French)
  5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026710 Maison Mourras (in French)
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026707 Maison Lassus (in French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027386 Chateau (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026709 Farmhouse at Lamazou (in French)
  9. Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2 35068 005 3 (in French)
  10. Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
  11. Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  12. Cassini Map 1750 - Asson
  13. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  14. Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Archived May 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 2 March 2012 (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026708 Maison Larrieu (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026706 Houses and Farms (in French)
  17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026705 Fortified complex (in French)
  18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026704 Church of Saint John the Baptist (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64000058 Bronze bell (in French)
  20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001162 Furniture (in French)
  21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001148 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
  22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001161 Bronze Bell in the bell tower (in French)
  23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001160 Ciborium (in French)
  24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001159 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
  25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001158 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
  26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001157 2 Altar Candlesticks (torch bodies) (in French)
  27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001156 Painting: Saint John in the desert (in French)
  28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001155 Worship bench (in French)
  29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001154 Baptismal fonts (in French)
  30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001153 2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John (in French)
  31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001152 Bas-relief: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John (in French)
  32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001151 Retable (in French)
  33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001150 Altar seating and tabernacle (in French)
  34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001149 Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and Retable (in French)
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