Abos

See also: Abos (homonymy)

Abos is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.
Its inhabitants is called Abosiens and Abosiennes.

Geography

Hydrography

The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Gave of Pau and its affluents, the Bayse (and by its tributary, the old channel of the mill , itself supplied with the brook Arrious) and the Juscle.

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

Toponymy

The toponym Abos is mentioned in XIIIe century (Fors de Béarn), and appears in the forms Abossium (1345, notaries of Pardies) and Abous (1538, reformation of Béarn).

It can have various explanations, most probable according to Michel Grosclaude being a Latin name Avus with the Aquitanian suffix - ossum.

History

Paul Raymond note which the commune counted a laic, vassal abbey of the Viscount of Béarn and which in 1385, Abos depended on the Bailliage of Lagos and Pardies, cash 49.feux.
The lord of Abos had the first rank after the barons (first ruffebaron ) of Béarn.

A compilation of historical documents at summer realized in 2007 per Marcel Toulet. The work has as a title " History and stories of Abos"

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to eight inter-commune structures:
  • the Community of communes of Monein
  • SIVU for the installation and the management of the rivers of the basin of the falls
  • trade union AEP gave and lowers
  • trade union of cleansing of the communes of the valleys of Juscle and the Fall
  • departmental trade union of electrification
  • trade union intercantonal for the installation and the development of the Country of the falls
  • intercommunity association of defense against the floods of the gave of Pau
  • teaching intercommunity association of regrouping of Abos and Tarsacq

Demography

2006: provisional population of INSEE.

Economy

The common one belongs to the zone AOC Vignoble of Jurançon.
The activity is mainly agricultural (breeding and corn).

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Religious heritage

The church Saint-Jean-Baptist dates from the XIXe century.

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

The commune has an elementary school.

Personalities related to the commune

  • Didier Courrèges is a riding French, old rider of complete contest (the CEC) high level and member of the Cadre Noir of the instructors of the National school of horsemanship of Saumur. It from now on is installed in Abos.

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