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_La_Mielle.JPG) The Mielle at Agnos | |
Location of Agnos  | |
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| Coordinates:43°09′50″N0°37′05″W / 43.164°N 0.618°W /43.164; -0.618 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 |
| Intercommunality | Haut Béarn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | André Bernos[1] |
Area 1 | 9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,042 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64007 /64400 |
| Elevation | 247–535 m (810–1,755 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Agnos (French pronunciation:[aɲɔs];Occitan:Anhòs) is acommune in thePyrénées-Atlantiquesdepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaineregion in southwesternFrance. Agnos is part of the urban area (unité urbaine) ofOloron-Sainte-Marie.[3]
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAgnosiens orAgnosiennes.[4]
Agnos is located just 2 km south ofOloron-Sainte-Marie and some 25 km southwest ofPau. It can be accessed on the D155 road fromBidos in the northeast coming southwest to the village then continuing southeast toGurmençon. The D555 road also passes through the commune from the north and joins the D155 northeast of the village.[5] The commune is mixed farmland and forests with the forests scattered throughout the commune.
The riverMielle, a tributary of theGave d'Oloron (Adour basin), flows through the commune.[6]
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The commune name inbéarnais isAnhos.Michel Grosclaude suggested thatAgnos came from a Latin man's nameAnnius with an Aqitaine suffix-ossum the whole meaning "domain of Annius".[8]
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
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| Agnos | Anhos | 1364 | Raymond | 3 | Fors de Béarn | Village |
| Aynhos | 14th century | Raymond | 3 | Census | ||
| Aignos | 1675 | Raymond | 3 | Reformation | ||
| Agnos | 18th century | Grosclaude | ||||
| Agnos | 1750 | Cassini | ||||
| La Baig | La Baig | 1863 | Raymond | 3 | Forest |
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Origins:
Paul Raymond noted on page 3 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Agnos had seventeenfires and depended on thebailiwick of Oloron.[7]
The commune was merged withGurmençon on 1 February 1973 to form the commune calledVal-du-Gave d'Aspe. It was restored to its previous status on 1 January 1983.
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List of Successive Mayors of Agnos[12]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 1995 | 2026 | André Bernos | PS |
The town is part of five inter-communal organisations:
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The activity of the commune is mainly agricultural (farming, polyculture). The town is part of theAppellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) ofossau-iraty.
TheChurch has aTrinitarian steeple (the presence of aBell-gable orcampenard). It contains many items which are registered as historical objects (although some were destroyed by fire in 1968):
[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]TheForests of Bugangue[22] and Labaigt are inter-association woods managed by the National Office of Forests (ONF)[23] which provide valuable shelter for preserving local flora and fauna. Many species are protected. Anarboretum is a result of collaboration with the ONF.[24]
TheMielle, a small stream that rises in Agnos, is listed in theNatura 2000 program for three rare species:white-clawed crayfish,European pond turtles, and the rareEuropean mink which does not exist anywhere in France except in the south-west.
The Pyrenees are rich in scenery and the village of Agnos is the starting point of one of the most attractive routes for cycling across the foothills: From Agnos to Mail Arrouil and back (four hours of cycling or seven hours of walking) in a variety of environments, moors, rocks, meadows with views of the Pyrenees. This route, like many others, is managed by thelocal hiking plan of theCommunity of communes of Piémont Oloronais (CCPO).[25]
The model aircraft club[26] welcomes its members in the Sayette neighborhood.
The town has a primary school.
The Multi-media library project of theCCPO identified the municipal library of Agnos as arelay point.
The basketball club merged with that of Asasp in 2006 to form BCHB (Basketball Club of Haut-Bearn).
