Arrosès


Arrosès is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

Arrosès is located some 50 km south-east of Hagetmau and some 5 km west of Madiran with the eastern border of the commune being the border between Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées departments. Access to the commune is by the D219 road from Aurions-Idernes in the west passing through the commune north of the village then continuing east to Madiran as the D66. The D292 comes from Aubous in the north passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to join the D139 south of Crouseilles. The commune is mostly farmland with patches of forest scattered throughout.
The commune is located in the Drainage basin of the Adour with several streams rising in the commune and flowing east to join the Saget which flows north to join the Adour near Saint-Mont and forming most of the eastern border of the commune. The Larcis forms most of the western border of the commune as it flows north to join the Lees.

Places and Hamlets

  • Auvian
  • Baradat
  • Barbau
  • Baylou
  • Bigarat
  • Bouézou
  • Bousigué
  • Bouziquet
  • Cantounet
  • Couet
  • Crecq
  • Ducos
  • Duliès
  • Flandres
  • Grange
  • Haget
  • Hourat
  • Jouet
  • Lasgrabes
  • Laudique
  • Lavielle
  • Mombet
  • Mondain
  • La Mothe
  • Paris
  • Peyret
  • Raguet
  • Regard
  • Ribès
  • Sassié
  • Tapounet
  • Tillet

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Arrosés.
Michel Grosclaude proposed as its etymology the anthroponym Arrosés which was very common in the Pyrenees and the Iberian Peninsula and well attested in the Middle Ages.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
ArrosèsAroses1385Raymond13CensusVillage
Arozee14th centuryRaymond13Census
Arosser14th centuryRaymond13Census
Arozer14th centuryRaymond13Census
Arroser1402Raymond13Census
Rosees1472Raymond13Affièvement
Arrosers1487Raymond13Establishments
Rosses1538Raymond13Reformation
Arrosees1538Raymond13Reformation
Arrozes1546Raymond13Reformation
Rosez1675Raymond13Reformation
Arrouzès1686Raymond13Reformation
Rosés1750Cassini
Arroses1793Ldh/EHESS/Cassini
ArbléArblé1863Raymond9Moor
BaradatBaradat1863Raymond20Farm
La BartheLa Barthe1863Raymond22Moor
ChaudeletChaudelet1863Raymond49Farm
CrestiaCrestiàa1863Raymond53Place
EspiauEspiau1863Raymond61Place
Les GarbèresLes Garbères1863Raymond67Farm
Le GogLe Gog1863Raymond72Farm
Les GrabesLes Grabes1863Raymond73Farm
LamotheLamothe1863Raymond91Mill
LarbarengLarbareng1863Raymond94Place
LortheLorthe1863Raymond104Place
ManéMané1863Raymond108Farm
La MotheLa Mota d'Arroses1538Raymond118ReformationFief, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn
La Motte1863Raymond118
PeirolisPeirolis1863Raymond133Farm
La SalleLasalle1776Raymond154TerrierFarm
SinsoosSinsoos1863Raymond161Farm

Sources:
  • Raymond:, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table.
  • Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006
  • Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750
  • Ldh/EHESS/Cassini:
Origins:
  • Census: Census of Béarn
  • Affièvement: Titles of affièvement of Arrosès
  • Establishments: Register of Establishments of Béarn
  • Reformation: Reformation of Béarn
  • Terrier: Terrier of Arrosès.

History

Paul Raymond noted on page 13 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385, Arrosès had 31 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye. There was a Tithe in Arrosès parish called Sainte-Rose.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToName
19952001Francis Cazenave
20012008Gérard Saint-Martin
20082014Christian Labat
20142026Michel Cantounet

Inter-communality

The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 139 inhabitants.

Economy

The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zones of Madiran, Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh, and Béarn AOC.

Culture and Heritage

Civil heritage

A number of structures have been identified as historical monuments. These are:
  • A Fortified complex indicates the presence of a lordship in the 11th century.
  • Of 50 Houses and Farms surveyed by the Ministry of Culture, 25 were built prior to 1871.
  • The Chateau of Sauvernéa at a place called Mombet is a notable house built in the 18th century. Other objects at Mombet are:
  • *A Tombstone dated 1762.
  • *A sideboard
  • *A weathervane
  • A Farm at a place called Flandres from 1746.
A Hilarri located at a house in the Bouézou area dates to the 17th century. It came from the old church which is now destroyed.

Religious heritage

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption partially dates to the 12th century. It contains many items which have been registered. These are: