Aydie


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

Geography

Aydie is located some 40 km north-east of Pau and 15 km east of Garlin. The northern border of the commune is the departmental border between Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Gers and the eastern border is the border with Hautes-Pyrénées. Access to the commune is by the D292 road from Aubous to Arrosès which passes south through the west of the commune. The D317 branches off the D205 west of the commune and goes east through the commune to the village then continues east, changing to the D548 at the border, to join the D48. The commune is mainly farmland with scattered forests in the west.
The Sager river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Adour at Saint-Mont. Several streams rise in the west of the commune and flow east to join the Sager including the Boutigué which forms part of the northern border of the commune.

Places and Hamlets

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Aidia. Michel Grosclaude said that the name probably has a common root with Aydius but the origin and meaning of the name remains obscure.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AydieAidie1385Raymond
18
CensusVillage
Aydia1542Raymond
18
Census of Conchez B730, folio 93
Ayrie1675Raymond
18
Reformation
Aydie1750Cassini
AbbadieLabadie1385Raymond
1
CensusFarm
Abbadie1863Raymond
1
Le BernetLe Bernet1863Raymond
29
Place
CouquillonCouquillon1863Raymond
53
Place
L'HermLerm1538Raymond
77
ReformationHamlet
L'Herm1863Raymond
77
MondérousMondérous1863Raymond
115
Vineyard
Les MoulèresLes Moulères1863Raymond
118
Place
Le Pas du BerLe Pas du Ber1863Raymond
132
Place
PoueyLo Poey de Seubemea1487Raymond
136
EstablishmentsHamlet
Lo Poey de Solamea1546Raymond
136
Reformation
Le Poey Sauvemea1683Raymond
136
Reformation
Poey1750Raymond
136
Cassini
Le Poey de Sauvemea1863Raymond
136

Sources:
Origins:
noted on page 18 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1395 Aydie had 25 fires and Poey had 6 fires with both of them under the bailiwick of Lembeye.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952020Maurice Lacoste

Inter-communality

The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:
In 2010 the commune had 140 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 communes 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 three religious sites that are registered as historical monuments: