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 Countryside in Auga | |
 Location of Auga | |
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| Coordinates:43°28′42″N0°22′50″W / 43.4783°N 0.3806°W /43.4783; -0.3806 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh |
| Intercommunality | CC Luys en Béarn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | David Legros[1] |
Area 1 | 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 185 |
| • Density | 45.9/km2 (119/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64077 /64450 |
| Elevation | 123–258 m (404–846 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Auga (French pronunciation:[oɡa];Occitan:Augar) is acommune in thePyrénées-Atlantiquesdepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-westernFrance.
Auga is located some 20 km north ofPau and 35 km east ofOrthez. Access to the commune is by the D40 road which branches off the D944 just south ofMéracq and goes south through the length of the commune and the village before continuing to join the D834 nearSauvagnon in the south. The D220 road goes south from the village toViven. The commune is mostly farmland with scattered forests.[3]
ThePyrénées-Atlantiques Interurban Network bus line has a stop in the commune on route 842 fromMalaussanne to Pau.
TheLuy de France flows north up the eastern side of the commune and continues north-west to join theLuy de Béarn to form the Luy north-east ofCastel-Sarrazin.[3]
The commune name inbéarnais isAugar.Michel Grosclaude suggested the etymology is Gascon coming fromaugar meaning "marshy terrain".[13]
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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| Auga | Algar | 11th century | Raymond | 16 | Saint-Pé | Village |
| Augar | 13th century | Raymond | 16 | Fors de Béarn | ||
| Augaar | 1385 | Raymond | 16 | Census | ||
| Augaa | 1437 | Raymond | 16 | Homages | ||
| Sent Laurens d'Auguaa | 1538 | Raymond | 16 | Reformation | ||
| Augua | 1544 | Raymond | 16 | Reformation | ||
| Abescat | Abescat | 1673 | Raymond | 2 | Reformation | Fief under theViscounts of Béarn |
| Baradat | Baradat | 1863 | Raymond | 20 | Place |
Sources:
Origins:
Auriol Centulle, third son ofCentule IV, Viscount of Béarn, and Angèle d'Oloron, was lord ofClarac,Igon,Baudreix, Boeil, and Auga.
Paul Raymond noted on page 17 of the 1863 dictionary that the commune had twoLay Abbeys,vassals of theViscounts of Béarn:Abadie-Susan andAbadie-Jusan. In 1385, Auga had 22fires and depended on thebailiwick ofPau. Auga was also aruffebaronnie, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.[14]
The fief of Abescat was also a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.
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List of Successive Mayors[19]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1995 | Alexis Cassoulet | ||
| 1995 | 2001 | Michel Chéret | PS | |
| 2001 | 2008 | Pierre Dubourdieu | ||
| 2001 | 2014 | Pierre Chéret | PS | Regional Councillor |
| 2014 | 2020 | Jean-Paul Lacabanne | ||
| 2020 | 2026 | David Legros |
The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:
In 2017 the commune had 153 inhabitants.
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The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
[8][22][11][10][9][5][23] This was one of the twoLay Abbeys mentioned byPaul Raymond which was rebuilt in the 19th century.[7][24][6][4][25][26]
The Parish Church of Saint-Laurent (12th century) is registered as a historical monument.[27]
The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
[28][29][30][31][32]Auga has no primary school as it is part of an inter-communal educational regrouping withAubin,Bournos, andDoumy.
People from the commune play football at ESBDG (Bournos Doumy Garlède Sports Group)
