Bilhères

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

Its inhabitants is called Bilhérois.

Geography

Commune located in Valley of Ossau.

Hydrography

The commune is crossed by the brook Barescou, tributary of the Gave d' Aspe.

Affluents of the Gave d' Ossau also sprinkle the commune:

  • the brook Arrioubeigt and its affluents:
    • the brook Caou Sèque
    • the brook the Greenhouses
  • the arriou Magus and his affluent:
    • the arriou Wrong

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

Toponymy

The toponym Bilhères appears in the forms Bileles (1154, titles of Barcelona), Billere (1286, titles of Ossau), Vilheres d' Ossau and Bilheras (respectively 1538 and 1595, reformation of Béarn), Saint-Joan of Bilhères (1618, insinuations of the diocese of Oloron).
The direction is undoubtedly “the small properties”, of Latin villa with the diminutive suffix - elias.

History

In 1385, Bilhères counted 56 fires and depended on the Bailliage of Ossau.
Paul Raymond note which the commune counted a vassal laic abbey of the Viscount of Béarn.

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to eight 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
  • intercommunity association for the teaching regrouping of the schools of Rod and Bilhères-in-Ossau
  • mixed trade-union of Haut-Béarn
  • mixed trade-union of the Country of tourist Oloron-Haut-Béarn
  • trade union of the canton of Laruns
  • departmental trade union of electrification.

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

Demography

The figure for 2005 is that of the provisional population established by INSEE.

Economy

Culture and inheritance

Prehistoric inheritance

The protohistoric cromlechs (age of iron) of lous Courràus , located enter the fountains of Houndãs and d' Accàus , was classified historic buildings in 1889.

Civil inheritance

Religious heritage

The parish church Saint-Jean-Baptist date completion of the XIXe century.

Environmental inheritance

The Natural reserve of nesting of the fawn-coloured vultures, created in 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.

Sports events

The commune is located on the way of the 16th stage of the Tour de France 2007 which will take place on July 25th. The course of 218 kilometers will connect Orthez to Gourette - Collar of Aubisque.

Equipment

The commune has an elementary school.

Personalities related to the commune

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