Aressy


Aressy is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arésyiens or Arésyiennes

Geography

Aressy is located four kilometres south-east of Pau within the urban area of Pau. Access to the commune is by the D937 road from Pau which continues south-east to Meillon.
The Idelis bus route P23 stops at Aressy Clinic at Pôle Bosquet. The commune is also served by Route 835 of the Interurban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques between Bénéjacq and Pau, and by Route 805 between Lourdes and Pau.
Much of the commune is residential with some farmland and a large lake in the south.
The Gave de Pau flows north-west through the western part of the commune, and the Lagoin flows through the centre of the commune before joining the Gave de Pau just north-west of the commune.

Places and Hamlets

Toponymy

Its name in Bearnais is Aressi.
Brigitte Jobbé-Duval indicates that the place name could come from the Basque, meaning "place where there are rocks" which would confirm the hypothesis by Michel Grosclaude of ar- with the Basque locative suffix -etz transformed into -esse.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AressyAressa1010JobbéVillage
Aressa1101Raymond
9
Lescar
Aresi12th centuryRaymond
9
Lescar
Arecii1376Raymond
9
Military
Eressi1385Raymond
9
Census
Arecii1538Raymond
9
Reformation
Arressii1546Raymond
9
Reformation
Aressy1750Cassini
Arressy1793Ldh/EHESS/Cassini
Le JuncaLe Junca1863Raymond
86
Place
Les PeladesLes Pelades1863Raymond
133
Place
Le SaligaLe Saliga1863Raymond
133
Moor
Le TuquetLe Tuquet1863Raymond
169
Wood

Sources:
Origins:
noted on page 9 of his dictionary that the commune had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385, Aressy had nine fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952001Monique Lanusse-Cazalé
20012020Claude FerratoMoDem

Inter-communality

Aressy is part of nine inter-communal structures:
In 2009 the commune had 609 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.
Aressy is part of the urban area of Pau.

Economy

The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zone designation of Ossau-iraty.

Culture and Heritage

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint Denys is registered as an historical monument.