Herrère

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

Geography

Hydrography

The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Gave d' Oloron and its affluents, the brooks Moulias, Ascle, Termy, Glacé and Arrégand.

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

Escou and Escout in north
Ogeu-the-Baths in the east
Oloron-Holy-Marie in the west

Toponymy

The toponym Herrère appears in the forms Ferrere (1385, censier of Béarn), Ferere (1433, notaries of Oloron), Will shoe (1546, reformation of Béarn) and Midsummer's Day de Ferrère (1656, insinuations of the diocese of Oloron).

History

Paul Raymond note that in 1385, Herrère counted 35 fires and depended on the Bailliage of Oloron.

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to four inter-commune structures:

the Community of communes of Piedmont Oloronais
trade union AEP of Ogeu-the-Baths
departmental trade union of electrification
trade union for the school regrouping of the valley of Escou

Demography

2006: provisional population of INSEE.

Economy

The aerodrome of Oloron-Herrère is located on the commune.
The activity is mainly agricultural (mixed-farming, breeding, pastures).

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Religious heritage

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

The commune has an elementary school.

Personalities related to the commune

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