Castétis

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

Its inhabitants is called Castétisiens and Castétisiennes.

Geography

Hydrography

The commune is crossed by the Gave of Pau and its affluent, the brook of Clamondé.

Localities and hamlets

Noarrieu

Communes bordering

Balansun in the North-East
Orthez and Biron in the west
Argagnon in south-east
Sarpourenx in the south

Toponymy

The toponym Castétis appears in the forms Castetiis (1304, titles of Béarn), Casteg-Tiis (1344, notaries of Pardies), Castethiis (1369, titles of Béarn), Casteg-Thiis (1385, censier of Béarn), Castetys (1399, contracts of Gots), and Castetins (1675, reformation of Béarn).

The name comes from the Gascon casteg, borough, castle and hins (of Latin finished) and means borough, castle located at the limit.

History

Paul Raymond note which the commune counted a laic abbey, vassal of the Viscount of Béarn.
The commune, member of the commandery of Malta of Caubin and Morlaàs, counted 68 fires in 1385.
Castétis was the chief town of a notairie made up of Arance, Argagnon, Artix, Audéjos (Arthez-with-Béarn), Balansun, Gouze, Lacq, Lendresse, Mont, Plassis (Balansun) and Greenhouse-Holy-Marie.

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to five inter-commune structures:

the Community of communes of the canton of Orthez
SIVU of Balansun/Castétis
intercommunity association of defense against the floods of the gave of Pau
trade union AEP Gave and Baïse
departmental trade union of electrification.

Demography

Economy

The activity is primarily turned towards agriculture (breeding, corn).

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Religious heritage

Parish church the St. Lawrence
Parish church Saint-Jean-Baptist

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

The commune has of a public elementary school and a private elementary school (Sainte-Marie school).

Personalities related to the commune

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