Arrosès


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

Geography

Arrosès is located some 50 km south-east of Hagetmau and some 5 km west of Madiran with the eastern border of the commune being the border between Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées departments. Access to the commune is by the D219 road from Aurions-Idernes in the west passing through the commune north of the village then continuing east to Madiran as the D66. The D292 comes from Aubous in the north passing through the commune and the village and continuing south to join the D139 south of Crouseilles. The commune is mostly farmland with patches of forest scattered throughout.
The commune is located in the Drainage basin of the Adour with several streams rising in the commune and flowing east to join the Saget which flows north to join the Adour near Saint-Mont and forming most of the eastern border of the commune. The Larcis forms most of the western border of the commune as it flows north to join the Lees.

Places and Hamlets

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Arrosés.
Michel Grosclaude proposed as its etymology the anthroponym Arrosés which was very common in the Pyrenees and the Iberian peninsula and well attested in the Middle Ages.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
ArrosèsAroses1385Raymond
13
CensusVillage
Arozee14th centuryRaymond
13
Census
Arosser14th centuryRaymond
13
Census
Arozer14th centuryRaymond
13
Census
Arroser1402Raymond
13
Census
Rosees1472Raymond
13
Affièvement
Arrosers1487Raymond
13
Establishments
Rosses1538Raymond
13
Reformation
Arrosees1538Raymond
13
Reformation
Arrozes1546Raymond
13
Reformation
Rosez1675Raymond
13
Reformation
Arrouzès1686Raymond
13
Reformation
Rosés1750Cassini
Arroses1793Ldh/EHESS/Cassini
ArbléArblé1863Raymond
9
Moor
BaradatBaradat1863Raymond
20
Farm
La BartheLa Barthe1863Raymond
22
Moor
ChaudeletChaudelet1863Raymond
49
Farm
CrestiaCrestiàa1863Raymond
53
Place
EspiauEspiau1863Raymond
61
Place
Les GarbèresLes Garbères1863Raymond
67
Farm
Le GogLe Gog1863Raymond
72
Farm
Les GrabesLes Grabes1863Raymond
73
Farm
LamotheLamothe1863Raymond
91
Mill
LarbarengLarbareng1863Raymond
94
Place
LortheLorthe1863Raymond
104
Place
ManéMané1863Raymond
108
Farm
La MotheLa Mota d'Arroses1538Raymond
118
ReformationFief, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn
La Motte1863Raymond
118
PeirolisPeirolis1863Raymond
133
Farm
La SalleLasalle1776Raymond
154
TerrierFarm
SinsoosSinsoos1863Raymond
161
Farm

Sources:
Origins:
noted on page 13 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385, Arrosès had 31 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye. There was a Tithe in Arrosès parish called Sainte-Rose.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952001Francis Cazenave
20012008Gérard Saint-Martin
20082014Christian Labat
20142020Michel Cantounet

Inter-communality

The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:
In 2010 the commune had 148 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 town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zones of Madiran, Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh, and Béarn AOC.

Culture and Heritage

Civil heritage

A number of structures have been identified as historical monuments. These are:
A Hilarri located at a house in the Bouézou area dates to the 17th century. It came from the old church which is now destroyed.

Religious heritage

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption partially dates to the 12th century. It contains many items which have been registered. These are: