Auriac, Pyrénées-Atlantiques


Auriac 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 Auriacois or Auriacoises.

Geography

Auriac is located some 20 km north of Pau just east of Argelos. Access to the commune is by road D834 from Sarron in the north which passes through the commune and continues to Pau in the south. Access to the village is by road D944 from the village to Thèze in the north-west and the D227 from the village to Sévignacq in the south-east. The A55 autoroute passes through the north of the commune with Exit 9 just north-east of the commune giving access to road D834. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.

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Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Auriac. Michel Grosclaude said that the name probably comes from the Latin man's name Aurius with the Gallo-Roman suffix -acum giving "Domain of Aurius".
The following table shows the origin of the commune name:
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AuriacAuriag1096Raymond
17
MarkaVillage
Auriac1750Cassini

Sources:
Origins:
noted that Auriac was once an annex of Argelos.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToName
18241829Augustin Baix-
18291831Jean Bertrand-
18311836Augustin Baix-
18361837Pierre Madaune-
18371864Pierre Julien Viguerie-
18641899Justin Madaune-
18991908Jean Philippe Madaune-
19081911Maurice Rey-
19111919André Madaune-
19191929Jean Soubré-
19291939André Madaune-
19391940Jean Touret-

;Mayors from 1940
FromToNamePartyPosition
19401942Jean Evrard
19421944Pierre Boué-Cam
19441945Joseph Soubré
19451948René Rey
19481949Pierre Clauzet
19491951Jean Maribat
19511951Joseph Soubré
19511953Pierre Boué-Cam
19531959René Rey
19591962Pierre Clauzet
19621963René Rey
19651971Claude Larrieu
19711977Henri Hélip
19771993Marc Rey
19932020Christian Larrouturou

Inter-communality

The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:
In 2010 the commune had 246 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.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments:
Auriac has a primary school which also serves the communes of Garlède-Mondebat, Lalonquette et Miossens-Lanusse in an Educational Inter-communal Grouping.