Lurbe-Saint-Christau

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

Geography

Hydrography

The commune is crossed by the Gave d' Aspe and by its affluents, the brook Ourtau, and the arrècs of Bugalas and Lassalle.

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

Toponymy

The toponym Saint-Christau appears in the forms SEN-Jacme of Bager (1438, notaries of Oloron), Feels-Xristau (about 1443, payment of the Majour Court), Sanct-Cristau and Sainct-Christau (respectively 1538 and 1675, reformation of Béarn), Saint-Cristau (1777, enumeration of Eysus) and Bagès or Saint-Christau (XVIIIe century, intendance of Pau).

History

Paul Raymond note that Lurbe counted a laic abbey, vassal of the Viscount of Béarn.
In 1385, Lurbe depended on the Bailliage of Oloron and counted 74 feux.
Saint-Christau is an old commandery depending on the abbey of Holy-Christine (Spain).
Lurbe and Saint-Christau linked themselves in 1955.

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to five inter-commune structures:
  • the Community of communes of Piedmont Oloronais
  • trade union of the source of the Dove
  • teaching trade union of regrouping of the communes of Lurbe and Asasp-Arros
  • trade union of television of Oloron-Valley of Winder
  • departmental trade union of electrification

Demography

2006: provisional population of INSEE.

Economy

The activity is mainly agricultural (mixed-farming, breeding, pastures). A thermal spa exploits ferro-copper water (affections of the oral and dermatological affections).

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

The station of Lurbe-Saint-Christau, closed with the traffic, is on the Ligne Pau-Canfranc.

Religious heritage

The commune is on the Via Tolosane (or Toulouse way ), Latin name of one of the four ways of France of the Pèlerinage of Saint-Jacques-to-Compostelle.

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

The commune has a nursery school.

Personalities related to the commune

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