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
View of the village
Location of Astis
Astis is located in France
Astis
Astis
Astis is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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 (2020–2026) Alain Caïe[1]
Area
1
3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
321
 • Density100/km2 (260/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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[4]

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

[9]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[4]

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").[10]

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)[11]
  • Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)[10]
  • Census: Census of Béarn[12]
  • Cassini Map: Cassini Map from 1750[13]

Administration
Astis Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[14]

FromToName
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
20142026Alain Caïe

Inter-communality
Recycling centre at Astis

The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:[15]

  • the Communauté de communes des 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 2017 the commune had 306 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 157—    
1800 97−6.65%
1821 175+2.85%
1831 215+2.08%
1836 232+1.53%
1841 222−0.88%
1846 225+0.27%
1851 220−0.45%
1856 220+0.00%
1861 227+0.63%
1866 213−1.27%
1872 170−3.69%
1876 166−0.59%
1881 180+1.63%
1886 180+0.00%
1891 193+1.40%
1896 189−0.42%
1901 190+0.11%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 171−2.09%
1911 167−0.47%
1921 154−0.81%
1926 140−1.89%
1931 128−1.78%
1936 139+1.66%
1946 119−1.54%
1954 108−1.21%
1962 111+0.34%
1968 101−1.56%
1975 98−0.43%
1982 163+7.54%
1990 198+2.46%
1999 266+3.33%
2007 293+1.22%
2012 312+1.26%
2017 306−0.39%
Source: EHESS[16] and INSEE[17]

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)[18]
  • The Maison Lassus Farmhouse (1894)[6]
  • Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries)[19]
  • A Fortified Complex (Prehistoric)[20]

Religious heritage
The Church of Saint John the Baptist

The Church of Saint John the Baptist (12th century) is registered as a historical monument.[21]

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

  • A Bronze Bell (1591)[22]
  • Furniture in the Church[23][24]
  • A Bronze Bell in the bell tower (1591)[25]
  • A Ciborium (19th century)[26]
  • 2 Altar Candlesticks (19th century)[27]
  • 2 Altar Candlesticks (19th century)[28]
  • 2 Altar Candlesticks (torch bodies) (19th century)[29]
  • A Painting: Saint John in the desert (18th century)[30]
  • A Worship bench (19th century)[31]
  • Baptismal fonts (19th century)[32]
  • 2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John (18th century)[33]
  • Bas-relief: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John (18th century)[34]
  • A Retable (18th century)[35]
  • Altar seating and Tabernacle (18th century)[36]
  • Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and Retable[37]

Facilities
The School

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

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Inhabitants of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  4. Google Maps
  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. Géoportail, IGN (in French)
  10. Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2 35068 005 3 (in French)
  11. Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
  12. Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  13. Cassini Map 1750 - Asson
  14. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  15. Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Archived May 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 2 March 2012 (in French)
  16. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Astis, EHESS (in French).
  17. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026708 Maison Larrieu (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026706 Houses and Farms (in French)
  20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026705 Fortified complex (in French)
  21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026704 Church of Saint John the Baptist (in French)
  22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64000058 Bronze bell (in French)
  23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001162 Furniture (in French)
  24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001148 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
  25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001161 Bronze Bell in the bell tower (in French)
  26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001160 Ciborium (in French)
  27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001159 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
  28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001158 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
  29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001157 2 Altar Candlesticks (torch bodies) (in French)
  30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001156 Painting: Saint John in the desert (in French)
  31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001155 Worship bench (in French)
  32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001154 Baptismal fonts (in French)
  33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001153 2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John (in French)
  34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001152 Bas-relief: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John (in French)
  35. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001151 Retable (in French)
  36. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001150 Altar seating and tabernacle (in French)
  37. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001149 Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and Retable (in French)
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