Angous


Angous is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Angousiens or Angousiennes

Geography

Angous is located some 5 km south-west of Navarrenx and 12 km north-east of Mauléon-Licharre. It can be accessed by the D2 road which runs from Navarrenx and forms the south-eastern border of the commune before continuing to Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu. Access to the village is by the D69 road which runs off the D2 to the village. The commune consists of mainly farmland with patches of forest.
Located on the watershed of the Adour, the Serrot, a tributary of the Lausset, with many tributaries flows through the commune from south-west to north-east passing near the village. The Ruisseau de Lassere with many tributaries also flows from the south-west towards the northeast to the east of the village and forms part of the eastern border.

Places and Hamlets

Toponymy

The commune name in Gascon is Angós which means "marshy terrain" according to Michel Grosclaude and Brigitte Jobbé-Duval
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AngousAngos1385Raymond
6
CensusVillage
Anguos1548Raymond
6
Reformation
Saint-André d'Angous1673Raymond
6
Insinuations
Angous1750Cassini
Angoust1793Ldh/EHESS/Cassini
Angons1801Ldh/EHESS/CassiniBulletin des Lois
CaillauCaillau1863Raymond
39
Fief
DalenDalen1863Raymond
54
Farm
Les NavaillesNavaillez1366Raymond
121
Chapter of NavaillesHamlet, former commune founded in 1366
Los Nabalhes1385Raymond
121
Census
Los Navalhees d'Angos1412Raymond
121
Notaries
Los quoate Nabalhes1538Raymond
121
Reformation
Les Navaillès1593Raymond
121
Angous
Les RanduchesLes Randuches1366Raymond
141
Chapter of NavaillesHamlet
SerbielleServiele1385Raymond
160
CensusFarm
Servielle1863Raymond
160
SerrotSerrot1863Raymond
160
CensusHamlet

Sources:
Origins:
Paul Raymond noted on page 6 of the 1863 dictionary that the commune had a Lay Abbey, a vassal of the Viscount of Béarn. In 1385 there were 12 fires in Angous and it depended on the bailiwick of Navarrenx.
The barony of Gabaston, a vassal of the Viscount of Béarn, was made up of Angous, Navailles, and Susmiou.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952001David Layous
20012008Roger Eyheremendy
20082020Francis Lansalot-Matras

Inter-communality

The commune is part of six inter-communal structures:
In 2009 the commune had 106 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from 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.

Economy

The activity is directed mainly towards agriculture. The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zone of Ossau-iraty.

Culture and Heritage

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint-André is registered as an historical monument.
;Church Gallery


The sect Tabitha's place has a property of eleven hectares in the commune.