Arbus, Pyrénées-Atlantiques


Arbus is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arbusiens or Arbusiennes

Geography

Arbus is located in the urban area of Pau 15 km to the north-west of the city and some 35 km south-east of Orthez mostly on the south bank of the Gave de Pau. Access to the commune is on the D2 road from Laroin in the south-east passing through the north of the commune to Abos in the north-west. Access to the village is by the D804 running off the D2 in the commune and continuing to Artiguelouve in the south-east and also by the D229 from the village to Parbayse in the south-west. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with large forests in the west, south, and south-east.
Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, the Gave de Pau flows through the northern part of the commune with some of its tributaries flowing through the rest of the commune: the Juscle and Baise Lasseube, as well as their tributaries, the Sibé stream, and the old Canal du Moulin which is itself joined in the commune by the Arrious stream.

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Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Arbús. According to Michel Grosclaude, there is an aquitane root *arb-, meaning "grass", and a collective suffix -untz giving a meaning of "a place where there is grass".
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
ArbusArbus1170Raymond
9
BarcelonaVillage
Arbuus1307Raymond
9
Orthez
Arbus1385GrosclaudeCensus
Arbus1750Cassini
AlicqAlicq1863Raymond
5
Farm
LoubagnonLooubagnon1775Raymond
104
TerrierPlace
Saint-MametSaint-Mamet1863Raymond
150
Place
SibéLe Ruisseau de Sibe1863Raymond
161
Stream, tributary of the Baïse de Lasseube

Sources:
Origins:
on page 5 of his 1863 dictionary noted that in 1385 Arbus had 40 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. The town was a dependency of the Marquisate of Gassion.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952020Didier Larrieu

Inter-communality

The commune of Arbus is part of eight inter-communal structures:
In 2009 the commune had 1,098 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.

Economy

The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zone of Winemakers of Jurançon and of Béarn and partially in the AOC zone for Ossau-iraty.

Culture and Heritage

Religious Heritage

The Parish Church of Saint-Mamer is registered as an historical monument.

Amenities

Education

The town has a primary school.

Notable people linked to the commune