Orriule

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

Geography

Hydrography

The commune is crossed by affluents of the Saleys, Arriougrand (and by the tributaries of this last, arrious of Lalèbe and Commeigts), and of the Gave d' Oloron, the arriou Tort (and by the affluent of this last, Lourou).

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

Orion and Ozenx-Montestrucq in north
Castetbon in the east
Andrein in the west
Laàs in south-east.

Toponymy

The toponym Orriule appears in the forms Oriure (1385, censier of Béarn), Orriula (1544, reformation of Béarn) and Sanctus-Laurentius d' Orriola (1618, insinuations of the diocese of Oloron).

History

Paul Raymond note that in 1385, Orriule counted 26 fires and depended on the Bailliage of Navarrenx.

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to four inter-commune structures:

the Community of communes of Sauveterre-to-Béarn
intercommunity association for the school regrouping of the communes of Orion, Orriule and Hospital-in Orion
intercommunity association of Gaves and Saleys
trade union AEP of the area of Saleys.

Demography

2005: provisional population of INSEE.

Economy

The activity is mainly agricole.
Companies of ceramics and pottery also exist in the commune.

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Religious heritage

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

Personalities related to the commune

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