Baliros (French pronunciation: [baliʁɔs]; Occitan: Valiròs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Baliros | |
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 The Luz at Baliros | |
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Location of Baliros  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°13′43″N 0°18′18″W / 43.2286°N 0.305°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Nay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvie Daugas[1] |
Area 1 | 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 504 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64091 /64510 |
| Elevation | 200–382 m (656–1,253 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editBaliros is located some 12 km south-east of Pau just west of Bordes. Access to the commune is by the D37 road from Narcastet in the north which passes through the centre of the commune and the village before continuing south to Pardies-Piétat. The village is served by bus routes 809, 810, and 811 of the Interurban Network of Pyrenees-Atlantiques which connect Pau with Arthez-d'Asson. The commune is forested west of the village with the eastern side farmland.[3]
The Gave de Pau flows north along the eastern border of the commune although it is not the communal border. The Luz river flows from the south-west of the commune north through the village to join the Gave de Pau at the northern border of the commune. The Gest joins the Luz in the south of the commune. The Escourre flows north from the south-eastern corner of the commune to join the Luz north of the village.
Places and hamlets
edit- L'Arroundade de la Plaine
- Cazaous
- Claverie
- Colomby (château)
- L'Engoust
- Hillou (part)
- Hourcade
- Monregard
Neighbouring communes and villages
editToponymy
editMichel Grosclaude proposed the Latin etymology of the surname Valerus with the Aquitaine suffix -ossum giving "Domain of Valerus".
The following table details the origins of the commune name.
| Name | Spelling | Date | Source | Page | Origin | Description |
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| Baliros | Baliros | 1385 | Grosclaude | Census | Village | |
| Balliros | 1515 | Raymond | 20 |
Assat | ||
| Baliroos | 1538 | Raymond | 20 |
Reformation | ||
| Baliros | 1750 | Cassini |
Sources:
- Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)[4]
- Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)[5]
- Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750[6]
Origins:
History
editPaul Raymond noted on page 20 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Baliros had 11 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.
Heraldry
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The official status of the blazon remains to be determined.
Blazon:
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Administration
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| From | To | Name |
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| 1995 | 2008 | Jean-Claude Duprat |
| 2008 | 2014 | Jacques Robert |
| 2014 | 2020 | Jean-Claude Hourcq |
| 2020 | 2026 | Sylvie Daugas |
Inter-communality
editThe commune is part of six inter-communal structures:
- the Communauté de communes du Pays de Nay;
- the SIVU of RPI Baliros - Pardies-Piétat - Saint-Abit (headquarters in Baliros);
- the drinking water and sanitation association of Pays de Nay (SEAPAN);
- the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
- the inter-communal association for defence against floods of the Gave de Pau;
- the inter-communal association for defence against floods of the Luz;
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Balirosiens or Balirosiennes in French.[11]
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Economy
editThe commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.
Sites and monuments
editThe Parish Church of Saint Peter (1658)
is registered as an historical monument.[14]
Facilities
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Baliros is a member of the Inter-communal Educational Grouping (RPI) of Baliros - Pardies-Piétat - Saint-Abit which runs the Baliros and Pardies-Piétat primary schools.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2-35068-005-3(in French)
- ^ Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
- ^ Cassini Map 1750 – Baliros
- ^ Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Titles of Assat in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Baliros, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000599 Parish Church of Saint Peter (in French)
External links
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