Astis
Astis is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Geography
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 from Pau entering the commune from the south-west passing through the village and continuing north to Sarron. The D39 road 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.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.
Places and hamlets
- Anos
- Baradat
- Bernadot
- La Caserne
- Château
- Chinchin
- Dibet
- Guichanné
- Jacoulet
- Lamazou
- Nabarrot
- Pascal
- Plantié
- Sarrette
- Sarthoulet
- Sébat
- Tauhuré
Toponymy
The commune name in béarnais is also Astis. Michel Grosclaude proposed a Gascon etymology es followed by tin or tin.The following table details the origins of the commune name:
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
| Astis | Estis | 1385 | Raymond | 16 | Census | Village |
| Astis | 1750 | Cassini | Cassini Map |
;Sources:
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table.
- Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006
- Census: Census of Béarn
- Cassini Map: Cassini Map from 1750
Administration
List of Successive Mayors| From | To | Name |
| 1790 | 1809 | Jean Sabat |
| 1809 | 1815 | Jean Larrieu |
| 1815 | 1828 | Joseph Hondagne |
| 1828 | 1830 | Bernard Lamazou |
| 1830 | 1868 | Pierre Lamazou |
| 1868 | 1871 | Jean Larrieu |
| 1871 | 1872 | Félix Binde |
| 1872 | 1878 | Jean Larrieu Chinchin |
| 1878 | 1919 | Jean Lamazou |
| 1919 | 1929 | Jean Sebat |
| 1929 | 1935 | Julien Lamazou |
| 1935 | 1944 | Raymond Guichane |
| 1944 | 1945 | Julien Lamazou |
| 1945 | 1959 | Pierre Larrieu Bourdale |
| 1959 | 1989 | Albert Lafitte |
| 1989 | 2014 | Pierrette Barzu |
| 2014 | 2026 | Alain Caïe |
Inter-communality
The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:- 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
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Astisiens or Astisiennes in French.Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:- A Chateau
- The Maison Mouras Farmhouse
- A Farmhouse at Lamazou
- The Maison Larrieu Farmhouse
- The Maison Lassus Farmhouse
- Houses and Farms
- A '''Fortified Complex'''
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint John the Baptist is registered as a historical monument.The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Bronze Bell
- Furniture in the Church
- A Bronze Bell in the bell tower
- A Ciborium
- 2 Altar Candlesticks
- 2 Altar Candlesticks
- 2 Altar Candlesticks
- A Painting: Saint John in the desert
- A Worship bench
- Baptismal fonts
- 2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John
- Bas-relief: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John
- A Retable
- Altar seating and Tabernacle
- Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and Retable