Andrein | |
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_Paysage_au-dessus_d%2527Andrein_et_de_la_vall%25C3%25A9e_de_la_Gave_d%2527Oloron.JPG) Landscape of Andrein and the Valley of theGave d'Oloron | |
Location of Andrein  | |
  Andrein  Andrein | |
| Coordinates:43°23′36″N0°53′59″W / 43.3933°N 0.8997°W /43.3933; -0.8997 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel |
| Intercommunality | Béarn des Gaves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alain Martin[1] |
Area 1 | 7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 138 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64022 /64390 |
| Elevation | 57–221 m (187–725 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Andrein (French pronunciation:[ɑ̃dʁɛ̃];Béarnese:Andrenh) is acommune in thePyrénées-Atlantiquesdepartment in theNouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-westernFrance.
Andrein is abéarnaise commune located on the left bank of theGave d'Oloron 5 kilometres east ofSauveterre-de-Béarn and some 16 km south-west ofOrthez. Access to the commune is by road D27 from Sauveterre-de-Bearn passing through the commune and the village and continuing east toLaàs. The D23 road fromBurgaronne toL'Hôpital-d'Orion also passes through the north of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[3]
Located in theDrainage basin of theAdour, the southern border of the commune is formed by theGave d'Oloron. Numerous streams flow south through the commune to the Gave d'Oloron including the Malourau and the Lourou which forms the eastern border. The northern border is formed by the Arrec Heurre which flows west to eventually join the Gave d'Oleron east ofAbitain.[3]
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The commune name inBéarnese dialect and inGasconOccitan isAndrenh.Brigitte Jobbé-Duval[6] indicated that the name actually came from the family nameAndréas with the suffix-enh. She also mentioned that the villagers were once called "cherry eaters".
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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| Andrein | Andrenh | 1385 | Raymond | 6 | Census | Village |
| Andreinh | 1544 | Raymond | 6 | Reformation | ||
| Sanctus Petrus d'Andrein | 1674 | Raymond | 6 | Insinuations | ||
| Araspy | Araspin | 1385 | Raymond | 8 | Census | Farm |
| Araspin de haut | 1614 | Raymond | 8 | Reformation | ||
| Araspin de baig | 1614 | Raymond | 8 | Reformation | ||
| Arrouzère | Arrosere | 1385 | Raymond | 13 | Census | Farm |
| Arrozere | 1391 | Raymond | 13 | Navarrenx | ||
| Bachoué | Bachoué | 1641 | Raymond | 18 | Reformation | Fief, vassal of theViscounts of Béarn |
| Bétouzet | Bétouzet | 1611 | Raymond | 30 | Fief, vassal of theViscounts of Béarn | |
| Carjuzan | Carjuzan | Raymond | 41 | Barony, subject to theViscounts of Béarn | ||
| Charrie | L'ostau de Xarre | 1385 | Raymond | 48 | Census | Farm |
| Charrie | 1614 | Raymond | 48 | Reformation | ||
| Charie | 1863 | Raymond | 48 | |||
| Espiubeg | Espiubeig | 1780 | Raymond | 61 | Denombrement | Place |
| Espiubeigt | 1780 | Raymond | 61 | Denombrement | ||
| Larsun | Larsuno | 1540 | Raymond | 95 | Reformation | Hamlet |
| Lauga | Lauga | 1728 | Raymond | 96 | Denombrement | Fief, vassal of theViscounts of Béarn |
| Le Poey | Le Poey | 1863 | Raymond | 136 | Place | |
| Sahores | Saƒores | 1397 | Raymond | 145 | Navarrenx | Farm |
| La Salle | La Sale d'Andrenh | 1385 | Raymond | 154 | Census | Fief, vassal of theViscounts of Béarn, subject to thebailiwick of Sauveterre |
| La Sala d'Andrenh | 1538 | Raymond | 154 | Reformation | ||
| Touroun | La maison noble du Touron | 1728 | Raymond | 169 | Denombrement | Fief |
| Le Turon | 1863 | Raymond | 169 |
Sources:
Origins:
Paul Raymond on page 6 of his 1863 dictionary noted that the commune had aLay Abbey, a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.[4]
In 1385 Andrein reported 17fires and depended on thebailiwick of Sauveterre.[4]
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List of Successive Mayors[12]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2026 | Alain Martin |
The commune is part of five intercommunal structures:[13]
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAndreinais orAndreinaises in French.[14]
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Economic activity is mainly agricultural. The town is part of theAppellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone ofOssau-iraty.
TheTouron de Larochelle is 195 metres high.[5]
