Anoye


Anoye is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anoyais or Anoyaises.

Geography

Anoye is located some 25 km north-east of Pau and 15 km west of Vic-en-Bigorre. It can be accessed by the D604 road coming north from the D7 just west of Baleix and continuing through the village and the commune north to Maspie-Lalonquere-Juillacq. The D224 road also goes east from the village to Momy and the D207 road forms part of the western border of the commune. The commune is heavily forested in the east and central west however there is a large area of farmland in a central north-south strip and also in the west.
The Léez river, a tributary of the Adour, flows from south to north in the east of the commune with a tributary forming the north-western border of the commune and another tributary forming part of the southern border. A further tributary flows east just south of the village into the Lees.

Historical Places and Hamlets

Toponymy

The commune name in Bearnais is Anoja.
Brigitte Jobbé-Duval states that the origin of the name is Latin and refers to a "marshland".
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AnoyeNoja1060GrosclaudeMarcaVillage
Anoia11th centuryRaymond
6
Saint-Pé
Anoia1131Grosclaude
Noye1212GrosclaudeMarca
Noia13th centuryRaymond
6
Fors de Béarn
le casteg d'Anoge1372Raymond
6
Malta
Noye1385Raymond
6
Census
Sanctus Orentius de Anoya1485Raymond
6
Malta
Noye1750Cassini
Annoye1801Ldh/EHESS/CassiniBulletin des lois
La BrousteLa Brouste1778Raymond
36
DenombrementWood
Caubin de SendetsLos Ospitals de Sendegs e de Caubin de l'ordie de Sent Johan de Jherusalem1341Raymond
47
MaltaCommandery of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.
L'Espitau de Sendetz d'Anoya1492Raymond
47
Pau
L'Espitau de Scendetz1538Raymond
47
Reformation
l'Espitau quy lo comanday de Cauby thien1548Raymond
47
Reformation
Caubii de Sendets1585Raymond
47
Anoye
Boirie Saint-Jacques1585Raymond
47
Anoye
la Commande de Sendets1585Raymond
47
Anoye
La CaveLa Cave1863Raymond
47
Place
Chemin de la Commandelo molin deu Pont sur le Lés1538Raymond
51-52
ReformationA way between Momy and Anoye, part of the Romiu way on the Way of St James. In 1538 it designated a Mill of the Commandery of the Order of St John of Jerusalem of Caubin and Morlaàs.

Sources:
Origins:
indicates that the village, a stop on the Way of Saint James of Compostela, was identified in the 11th century. There was also a hospital at Anoye run by the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem under the responsibility of the Commander of Caubin.
In 1385, according to the census demanded by Gaston Phoebus, the village of Anoye had 45 fires and depended on the Bailiwick of Lembeye. There was a market, three to four bakeries, and seven shops.
In 1648 the Barony of Lons became a marquisate which included Abitain, Anoye, Baleix, Castillon, Juillacq, Le Leu, Lion, Lons, Maspie, Oraàs, Peyrède, Sauvagnon, and Viellepinte. Paul Raymond noted that Anoye was a former archpreisthood of the diocese of Lescar, a member of the Commandery of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Caubin, and of Morlaàs.
Anoye was the chief town of a district called the Clau of Anoye comprising Anoye, Maspie, Juillacq, and Lion.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952014Jean Puyo
20142020Alain Lavoye

Inter-communality

Anoye is a member of four inter-communal structures:
In 2009 the commune had 149 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.
Anoye is part of the urban area of Pau.

Culture and Heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
Anoye is a stage on the via Tolosane on the Way of St James.