Andoins


Andoins is a French commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Andosiens or Andosiennes.

Geography

Location

The commune is part of the urban area of Pau and is located 5 km east of Pau, the commune is part of the Vic-Bilh region of Gascony.

Access

The commune is traversed by the A64 autoroute however there is no exit in the commune. The nearest exit is Exit 11 just south-east of the commune. Access to the village is by the D39 road from Morlaàs in the north-west which continues south-east to Limendous. There is also the D538 which goes north-west from the village to Serres-Morlaàs. There is also the D215 which goes south-west from the village to Artigueloutan.

Hydrography

Located in the drainage basin of the Adour, the commune is traversed from south-east to north-west by the Luy de France which forms part of the northern border before continuing to join the Lucet east of Morlaàs.
The Ayguelengue forms the southern border of the commune before joining the Oussere and continuing west.

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Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Andonsh..
Brigitte Jobbé-Duval indicates that the village's name probably comes from the family name Antonius, modified in basque to Anton plus the suffix -tz inducing the property of or the domain of Anton.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AndoinsAndongns12th centuryRaymond
5
Village
Andongs1101Raymond
5
Cartulary of Morlaàs
Andons12th centuryRaymond
5
Lescar
Andoniœ1270Raymond
5
Pau
Andonhs13th centuryRaymond
5
Fors de Béarn
Andoyns14th centuryRaymond
5
Census
Aus-CitésAus-Cités1863Raymond
17
Place
FreitetLo boscq et lane aperat lo Freytat1457Raymond
65
OssauWood
HourcadeLa Forcade1385Raymond
79
CensusFarm
Marque-DebatLa Marque-Debat1863Raymond
108
Hamlet
Marque-DehoreLa Marque-Dehore1863Raymond
108
Hamlet
Pé-deu-BoscqPé-deu-Boscq1863Raymond
133
Farm

Sources:
Origins:
on page 5 of the 1863 dictionary noted that Andoins was the seat of the second largest barony in Béarn which also included Limendous. He also noted that in 1385 there were 20 fires in Andoins and it depended on the Bailiwick of Pau.
The town was part of the archdeaconry of Vic-Bilh, which depended on the bishopric of Lescar of which Lembeye was the capital.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952001Jean Gabaix
20012014Isabelle LahoreMoDem
20142020Christian Roché

Intercommunality

Andois is part of six inter-communal structures:
In 2009 the commune had 625 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

Culture and Heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings that are registered as historical monuments:
The Parish Church of Saint-Laurent is registered as an historical monument. The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: