See also: Préchacq (homonymy), Préchac, Navarrenx (homonymy)

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

Its inhabitants is called préchacquais them.

Geography

Hydrography

The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Gave d' Oloron, affluent of the Gave of Pau, and by its tributary, the Layoû.

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

Toponymy

The toponym Préchacq-Navarrenx appears in the forms Preciani (comments of César), Prexag (XIIIe century, titles of Béarn), Prexac-with Arribere (1368, notaries of Lucq-with-Béarn), Presxac (1385, censier of Béarn), the nau of Prexac E lo passadge of aquere (vat allowing the crossing of the gave of Oloron, 1385, notaries of Navarrenx), Prexacq-with-Rivere and Prechac-on this side (respectively 1548 and 1675, reformation of Béarn).

History

Paul Raymond note which the commune counted a laic abbey, vassal of the Viscount of Béarn.
In 1385, Préchacq-Navarrenx counted 39 fires and depended on the Bailliage of Navarrenx.

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to seven inter-commune structures:
  • the Community of communes of the canton of Navarrenx
  • SIVU of Layou
  • intercommunity association of Gaves and Saleys
  • syndicar mixed forester of the oak groves of the Basque valleys and inhabitants of Béarn
  • trade union of the perception of Navarrenx
  • trade union AEP of Aren - Prechacq-Josbaig
  • departmental trade union of electrification.

Demography

Economy

The activity is mainly agricultural (breeding, pastures, mixed-farming).

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Religious heritage

The church Holy-Marie-Madeleine date completion of the XIXe century.

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

The commune has an elementary school.

Personalities related to the commune

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