Arricau-Bordes


Arricau-Bordes is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

Arricau-Bordes is located some 12 km north-west of Maubourguet and some 40 km north-east of Pau. Access to the commune is by the D13 road from Cadillon in the north passing through the heart of the commune and through the village then continuing south to Lembeye. The D298 from Aurions-Idernes forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it goes south to join the D13 north of Lembaye. The D228 comes from Séméacq-Blachon in the east and passes through the south of the commune west to Gayon. About 60% of the commune is forested mostly in a north–south belt through the centre with the rest of the commune farmland.
The Lisau river flows through the heart of the commune from the Lac de Castillon just over the southern border to the Lac de Cadillon just over the northern border of the commune.

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Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Arricau-Bordas.
According to Michel Grosclaude the name Arricau was formed from two Gascon terms: arric, meaning "ravine" or "Thalweg", and cau, meaning "sunken".
Bordes comes from the Occitan borda meaning "house" or "Farm".
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
ArricauArricau12th centuryRaymond
12
MarcaVillage
Arricau1385Raymond
12
Census
Ricau14th centuryRaymond
12
Census
Arricau-Viele1538Raymond
12
Reformation
BordesBordas11th centuryRaymond
33
LescarVillage
Bordes en Vic-Bilh1673Raymond
33
Reformation
DomengéL'ostau de Domenger1385Raymond
56
CensusFarm
LahitoleLa Fitola1538Raymond
89
ReformationHamlet
Lahitolle1673Raymond
89
Reformation
Lafitole1863Raymond
89
La Fitole1863Raymond
89
NouguèsNoguer1385Raymond
123
CensusFarm
Saint-MartinSaint-Martin1863Raymond
150
Hamlet

Sources:
Origins:
noted that, in 1385, Arricau and Bordes depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye and had respectively 18 and 12 fires. Arricau then had two parishes: Saint-Martin and Saint-Jacques. The fief of Bordes depended on the Viscounts of Béarn.
Arricau and Bordes were merged between 1861 and 1866.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952008Jean-Paul Cassou
20082014Frédéric Cerisère
20142020Marie-Odile Rigaud

Inter-communality

The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:
In 2010 the commune had 103 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 commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zones of Madiran, Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh, and Béarn.

Culture and Heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many sites that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has two churches that are registered as historical monuments: