Aast

Aast is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.
Its inhabitants is Aastais.

Since 1861, it is the 1st Commune of France in the alphabetical order. Previously, it was another commune of the the Low-Pyrenees, Aas, which, in 1861 formed with the commune of Assouste the new commune of Water-Good.

Geography

The village, located on the plate of Ger, is composed of about fifteen scattered houses.

Communes bordering

Saubole in the North-West
Ponson-Top in the east
Gardères (Enclave of the Hautes-Pyrénées) in the west
Ger in the south.

History

Hast (1429, censier of Montaner); Ast (1544, réform. of Béarn B745); Aast (towards 1779, Chart of Cassini)

Local pronunciation: strongly nasalisé; T final dumb

Assumption of Dauzat & Rostaing: Basque ast = rock

The name of the village, mentioned at the 15th century in the form of " Hast" who means " lance" , according to some, some old combat would recall which would have been held on the spot. There was a laic abbey which was removed in 1791. The seigniory of Aast was possession of the family of Day of 1674 to the Révolution. In 1678, Jerome de Day, adviser of the king, acquired the abbey and the dîme with the rights of patronage; those consisted in introducing the priest, to perceive part of the dîme, to sit in the chorus, to receive the first the bread blesses, with being buried in the church.

Administration

Demography

Graph of evolution of the population 1794-1999

Culture and Inheritance

Devoted to Saint Martin de Tours, the church was built in 1854, under Napoleon III, during the administration of Barthelemy Lassus mayor. Recently renovated by the painter Villarubias, one can admire, amongst other things, two tables of the 19th century of Lataste.

Internal bond

Common of the Yrénées-Atlantiques

External bonds

Official site
Aast on the chart of Cassini

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