Audaux


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

Geography

Audaux is located some 18 km south of Orthez and 6 km north-west of Navarrenx. Access to the commune is by the D27 road from Bugnein in the south-east passing through the south of the commune and the village and continuing to Laàs in the west. The D427 branches off the D27 in the commune and goes to Castetbon in the north. The D947 highway passes through the north of the commune as it goes from Bastanès in the south-east to Orthez. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Geup west of the village and Lacamoire in the north of the commune on the D947. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with most of the land area farmland.
The Gave d'Oloron forms all of the south-western border as it flows north-west to join the Gave de Pau forming the Gaves réunis at Peyrehorade. The Barthes forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Gave d'Oloron. The Ruisseau de Labaigt flows south through the centre of the commune and through Geap to join the Gave d'Oloron. The Saleys river flows across the north of the commune from east to west and it continues north-west to join the Gave d'Oloron east of Saint-Pé-de-Léren.

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Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Audaus. Michel Grosclaude proposed a possible etymology from an Aquitaine man's name Aldene with the suffix -os.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AudauxAldeos11th centuryGrosclaudeVillage
Aldaus11th centuryRaymond
16
Marca
Audaus1178Raymond
16
Duchesne
Sent Bisentz d'Audaus1612Raymond
16
Insinuations
Audaux1750GrosclaudeCassini
Andaux1801CassiniBulletin des lois
AréesArees1385Raymond
9
CensusFarm
Arès1863Raymond
9
La CamoireLo molin de La Camoere1571Raymond
39
ReformationHamlet
ConquesLos Conquees1476Raymond
52
CastetnerHamlet & Fief dependent on the bailiwick of Larbaig and vassal of the Marquis of Gassion
Conquez1686Raymond
52
Reformation
Conquetz1728Raymond
52
Gassion
CoosLo Cos1385Raymond
52
CensusFarm
Les MarsainsLos Marsains1289Raymond
109
CamptortFief dependent on the Marquis of Gassion
Los Marsanhs1376Raymond
109
Military
Los Marssaynz1540Raymond
109
Reformation
Les Marsans1683Raymond
109
Reformation
Marsoinx1719Raymond
109
Enumeration
Marseings1728Raymond
109
Gassion

Sources:
Origins:
noted on page 16 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 the commune depended on the bailiwick of Navarrenx and had 84 fires. Audaux was dependent of the Marquis of Gassion.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952014Marc Leprat
20142020Charlette Laborde

Inter-communality

The commune is part of eight inter-communal structures:
In 2010 the commune had 187 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.
Audaux is the commune with the highest proportion of non-permanent population in the whole Aquitaine region. This is due to the private boarding school of Sainte-Bernadette having 110 students boarding there.

Economy

Economic activity in the commune is mainly agricultural. The commune lies in the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zone of Ossau-iraty.

Culture and heritage

Since 1991 the village has held a rally of hot air balloons on the second weekend in July.

Civil heritage

The commune has one building that is registered as a historical monument:

Education

The commune has an elementary school as well as the private institution of Sainte-Bernadette which has a college, a professional school, and a masonry apprenticeship unit.

Notable people linked to the commune