Aurions-Idernes

Aurions-Idernes (French pronunciation: [oʁjɔ̃ idɛʁn]; Occitan: Aurions e Idèrnas) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Aurions-Idernes
Commune
A general view of Aurions-Idernes
Location of Aurions-Idernes
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Coordinates: 43°32′20″N 0°08′14″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh
Intercommunality	Nord-Est Béarn
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Benoît Monplaisir[1]
Area 1	6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	105
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64079 /64350
Elevation	136–284 m (446–932 ft) (avg. 173 m or 568 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Aurions-Idernes is located approximately 50 km north-east of Pau and 12 km north-west of Maubourguet. Access to the commune is by the D205 road from Séméacq-Blachon in the south, which passes through the length of the commune on the eastern side and continues north to join the D317. Access to the village is by the D219 road from Arrosès in the east which passes through the village and continues south-west to join the D13 near Cadillon. The commune is mainly farmland with some forested areas.^[3]

The Larcis river forms most of the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Lées east of Ségos. Several unnamed tributaries rise in the commune and flow east to join the Larcis.^[3]

Places and Hamlets

• L'Abbat^[4]
• Aurions
• Les Barsious^[5][4]
• Biau
• Bitaillou
• Bouché
• Cassou
• Clocq
• Crampilh
• Dumas
• Farandou
• Froment
• Hourcadet
• Idernes
• Labatte
• Lafitau
• Lafontaa
• Lahaille
• Larribau
• Pin
• Poublan
• Pouchan
• Sy
• Le Tétour^[6]

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Neighbouring communes and villages

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Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Aurions-Idèrnas. Michel Grosclaude indicated that Aurions is probably from the Latin man's name Aurius with the suffix -onis giving "Domain of Aurius". The origin of the name Idernes however remains obscure.^[8]

The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.

Name	Spelling	Date	Source	Page	Origin	Description
Aurions	Ryons	1227	Raymond	17	Marca	Village
	Aurios	1385	Raymond	17	Census
	Riontz	1538	Raymond	17	Reformation
	Aurious	1750	Cassini
Idernes	Ydernes	1385	Raymond	81	Census	Village
	Ydernas	1540	Raymond	81	Reformation
	Idernes	1750	Cassini
L'Abbat	L'Abbat	1863	Raymond	1		Moor
Les Barsious	Les Barsious	1863	Raymond	22		Moor
Cailhabet	Cailhabet	1863	Raymond	39		Farm
Castéra	Castéra	1863	Raymond	44		Place
Disse	Düsse	1487	Raymond	55	Establishments	Hamlet
	Dissa	1538	Raymond	55	Reformation
	Dyssa	1546	Raymond	55	Reformation
L'Enclos	L'Enclos	1863	Raymond	59		Hamlet
Serramone	Serramona	1538	Raymond	159	Reformation	Fief
	Sarramonne	1675	Raymond	159	Reformation
	Sarramoune	1780	Raymond	159	Aurions

Sources:

• Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)^[4]
• Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)^[8]
• Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750^[9]

Origins:

• Marca: Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn.^[10]
• Census: Census of Béarn^[11]
• Reformation: Reformation of Béarn^[12]
• Establishments: Register of Establishments of Béarn^[13]
• Aurions: Terrier of Aurions.^[14]

History

Paul Raymond noted on page 17 of the 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Aurions and Idernes depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye and respectively had 11 and 13 fires.^[4]

Idernes was merged with Aurions in 1844. In 1846 the commune, which had been part of the Canton of Garlin, changed to be part of the Canton of Lembeye.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[15]

From	To	Name
1995	2008	André Lagrave
2008	2020	Nadine Oulie
2020	2026	Benoît Monplaisir

Inter-communality

The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:

• the Communauté de communes du Nord-Est Béarn;
• the SIVU for Highways in the Canton of Lembeye;
• the SIVU for the educational grouping of Aurions-Idernes, Arrosès, Séméacq-Blachon, and Moncaup;
• the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
• the inter-communal association for the management of drinking water (SIAEP) of Vic-Bilh Montanérès;

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurionais or Aurionaises in French.^[16]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 204 —     1800 239 +2.29% 1806 251 +0.82% 1821 205 −1.34% 1831 275 +2.98% 1836 302 +1.89% 1841 432 +7.42% 1846 451 +0.86% 1851 407 −2.03% 1856 406 −0.05% 1861 391 −0.75% 1866 343 −2.59% 1872 331 −0.59% 1876 306 −1.94% 1881 286 −1.34% 1886 284 −0.14% 1891 262 −1.60% 1896 273 +0.83%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 236 −2.87% 1906 223 −1.13% 1911 228 +0.44% 1921 191 −1.76% 1926 201 +1.03% 1931 191 −1.02% 1936 189 −0.21% 1946 175 −0.77% 1954 175 +0.00% 1962 169 −0.44% 1968 174 +0.49% 1975 144 −2.67% 1982 157 +1.24% 1990 141 −1.33% 1999 117 −2.05% 2007 113 −0.43% 2012 104 −1.65% 2017 104 +0.00%
Source: EHESS[17] and INSEE[18]

Aurions-Idernes War Memorial

Economy

The commune is part of the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zones of Madiran, Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh, and Béarn.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

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

• Houses and Farms^[19]
• Fortified Buildings at Aurions-Barsious (Late Middle Ages)^[5]
• Fortified Buildings at Aurions-le-Tétour (Late Middle Ages)^[6]

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Pierre of Aurions

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Parish Church of Saint Pierre of Aurions (12th century)^[20][21] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Wayside Cross (19th century)^[22]
  • 2 tablecloths for the choir enclosure (19th century)^[23]
  • A Pulpit (18th century)^[24]
  • An Altar, altar seating, Tabernacle, and a statue (19th century)^[25]
  • 4 Altar candlesticks (19th century)^[26]
  • A Painting: Christ on the Cross with the Virgin (19th century)^[27]
  • A Retable (18th century)^[28]
  • A Tabernacle (18th century)^[29]
  • Altar seating (18th century)^[30]
  • The Main Altar with seating, Tabernacle, Retable, and 4 candlesticks (18th century)^[31]
  • The Main Altar (19th century)^[32]

Church Picture Gallery

• 
  Church of Saint Pierre interior
• 
  Stained Glass in the Church
• 
  Stained Glass in the Church

Facilities

The commune has a nursery school.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Google Maps
4. Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026453 Fortified Buildings at Aurions-Basious (in French)
6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026452 Fortified Buildings at Aurions-le-Tétour (in French)
7. Géoportail, IGN (in French)
8. Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2-35068-005-3 (in French)
9. Cassini Map 1750 - Asson
10. Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn
11. Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
12. Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
13. Manuscripts from the 15th and 16th centuries in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
14. Manuscript from the 18th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
15. List of Mayors of France (in French)
16. Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
17. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aurions-Idernes, EHESS (in French).
18. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027300 Houses and Farms (in French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00084326 Church of Saint Pierre of Aurions (in French)
21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026451 Parish Church of Saint Pierre (in French)
22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002141 Wayside Cross (in French)
23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002140 2 tablecloths for the choir enclosure (in French)
24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002139 Pulpit (in French)
25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002138 Altar, altar seating, Tabernacle, and a statue (in French)
26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002137 4 Altar candlesticks (in French)
27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002136 Painting: Christ on the Cross with the Virgin (in French)
28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002135 Retable (in French)
29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002134 Tabernacle (in French)
30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002133 Altar seating (in French)
31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002132 Main Altar with seating, Tabernacle, Retable, and 4 candlesticks (in French)
32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64002131 Main Altar (in French)

External links

• Aurions-Idernes on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Aurious and Jderne on the 1750 Cassini Map