Gurmençon

Gurmençon is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.
Its inhabitants is called Gurmençonais and Gurmençonaises.

Geography

Hydrography

The commune is crossed by the Gave d' Aspe.

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

Bidos in north
Oloron-Holy-Marie in the east
Agnos in the west
Eysus in south-east
Asasp-Arros in south-west

Toponymy

The toponym Gurmençon appears in the forms Grumensoo (1383, contracts of Luntz), Gurmensoo (1385, censier of Béarn), Gurmensson and Guirmenson (1546, reformation of Béarn) and Feels Joan de Gurmençon (1620, insinuations of the diocese of Oloron).

History

Paul Raymond note that in 1385, Gurmençon counted 18 fires and depended on the Bailliage of Oloron.
Gurmençon amalgamated with Agnos on February 1st, 1973, to form the commune called Valley-of-Gave-in Aspe . It was restored on January 1st, 1983.

Administration

Intercommunality

Gurmençon does not belong to any grouping.

Demography

2004: provisional population of INSEE.

Economy

The activity is mainly agricultural (breeding, pastures, mixed-farming).
A company of micromechanics (MMP) was installed on the commune.

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

the pediment
the door of Winder, a work of the sculptor Pedro Tramullas.
the station on the Ligne Pau-Canfranc is closed with the traffic

Religious heritage

The church Saint-Jean-Baptist dates from the XIXe century.

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

The commune has an elementary school.

Personalities related to the commune

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