Aste-Béon

See also: Béon

Aste-Béon is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.

Geography

It is located in the middle of the Vallée of Ossau.

Hydrography

The commune is crossed by the Gave d' Ossau (affluent of the Gave d' Oloron) and by its affluents, the brooks Lamay and Arrigast.

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

Toponymy

The toponym Aste appears in the form Asta (1487, notaries of Ossau).
Its origin is Basque, of aitz/as point rocheuse.
The toponym Béon appears in the forms Beoo (1374, contracts of Luntz), Beo of Bag d' Ossau (1427, contracts of Carresse), Sent Felix de Béon (1654, insinuations of the diocese of Oloron).
It comes from a pre-indo-European oronymic root Ben .

History

In 1385, Aste counted 18 fires and depended on the Bailliage of Ossau.
On this same date, Béon also counted 18 fires and raised of same the bailliage. The stronghold of Béon depended on the Viscount of Béarn.

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to six inter-commune structures:
  • SIVOM of the valley of Ossau
  • SIVU for the construction of the old people's home of Haut-Ossau
  • Trade union of defense of water of believed of the gave
  • Mixed trade-union of Haut-Béarn
  • Mixed trade-union of the Country of tourist Oloron-Haut-Béarn
  • Trade union of the canton of Laruns.

The common one belongs to the Pays of Oloron and Haut-Béarn.

Demography

The figure for 2004 is that of the provisional population established by INSEE.

Economy

The economy of the commune is historically directed towards agriculture and the élevage.
In 1769, Jean-Joseph d' Augerot, clerk as a chief of the Parliament of Navarre made build a forging mill in valley of Ossau with Béon. The forging mill of Béon used the ore of old mines with Aste.

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

  • Castle of Béon, XIVe century, renovated with the XVIIe century, registered voter with the historic buildings since March 2005.

Religious heritage

  • Church Saint-Jean-Baptist, dating from the end of the XIXe century.

Environmental inheritance

The Natural reserve of nesting of the fawn-coloured vultures, created by ministerial decree of December 11th, 1974, is located on the territory of the communes of Aste-Béon, Bielle, Bilhères and Castet. The museum which is associated for him, called the Cliff with the Vultures , is at the entry of the village of Aste-Béon.

Equipment

Personalities related to the commune

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