Bassillon-Vauzé


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

Geography

Bassillon-Vauzé is located some 25 km north-east of Pau and 8 km west of Maubourguet. The eastern border of the commune is also the departmental border with Hautes-Pyrénées. Access to the commune is by the D68 from Vidouze in the east which changes to the D148 at the departmental border and continues through the south of the commune west to join the D943 south-west of the commune. The D205 comes from Corbère-Abères in the north which passes through the commune and continues south to join the D148 in the south of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with some forest in the west.
The Larcis river and the Lac de Bassillon, which is formed by a dam on the Larcis, form the eastern border of the commune. The Ruisseau du Boscq forms the western border of the commune as it flows north into the lake formed by the Retenue de Lembeye-Corbères dam.

Places and Hamlets

said that Bassillon comes from the Latin name Bassilius with the suffix -onem, giving "Domain of Bassius". The origin of Vauzé is undetermined.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
BassillonBasilhoo1385GrosclaudeCensusVillage
Basilhoo1402Raymond
23
Census
Bacilhoo1540Raymond
23
Reformation
Baxilho1542Raymond
23
Reformation
Basilhon1546Raymond
23
Reformation
Bacilhon1550Raymond
23
Reformation
Baßillon1750Cassini
Bassillon1790Cassini1
VauzéBauser1385GrosclaudeCensusVillage
Bausee1538Raymond
173
Reformation
Bauser1538Raymond
173
Reformation
Beauzé1675Raymond
173
Reformation
Vauzer1682Raymond
173
Reformation
Vauzé1750Cassini
Vauser1768Raymond
173
Denombrement
Vauzé1790Cassini1
173
Reformation
Le CastetLe Castet1863Raymond
45
Farm
Le MouthaLe Moutha1863Raymond
120
Place
MoutonéMountouné1774Raymond
120
Terrier of BassillonPlace

Sources:
Origins:
noted on page 23 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Bassillon had 7 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye. On page 173 he mentioned that Vauzé had a lay abbey, vassal of the Viscount of Vauzé, and that the Barony of Vauzé was created in 1641 under the Viscounts of Béarn which included Peyrelongue-Abos and Vauzé.
The former communes of Bassillon and Vauzé were merged in 1833.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952014Jean-Claude Maury
20142020Claude Lagarrue

Inter-communality

The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:
In 2010 the commune had 72 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 located in the appellation d'origine contrôlée zone of Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh white wine.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: