Auga


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

Geography

Auga is located some 20 km north of Pau and 35 km east of Orthez. Access to the commune is by the D40 road which branches off the D944 just south of Méracq and goes south through the length of the commune and the village before continuing to join the D834 near Sauvagnon in the south. The D220 road goes south from the village to Viven. The commune is mostly farmland with scattered forests.
The Pyrénées-Atlantiques Interurban Network bus line has a stop in the commune on route 842 from Malaussanne to Pau.
The Luy de France flows north up the eastern side of the commune and continues north-west to join the Luy de Béarn to form the Luy north-east of Castel-Sarrazin.

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Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is Augar. Michel Grosclaude suggested the etymology is Gascon coming from augar meaning "marshy terrain".
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AugaAlgar11th centuryRaymond
16
Saint-PéVillage
Augar13th centuryRaymond
16
Fors de Béarn
Augaar1385Raymond
16
Census
Augaa1437Raymond
16
Homages
Sent Laurens d'Auguaa1538Raymond
16
Reformation
Augua1544Raymond
16
Reformation
AbescatAbescat1673Raymond
2
ReformationFief under the Viscounts of Béarn
BaradatBaradat1863Raymond
20
Place

Sources:
Origins:
Auriol Centulle, third son of Centule IV, Viscount of Béarn, and Angèle d'Oloron, was lord of Clarac, Igon, Baudreix, Boeil, and Auga.
Paul Raymond noted on page 17 of the 1863 dictionary that the commune had two Lay Abbeys, vassals of the Viscounts of Béarn: Abadie-Susan and Abadie-Jusan. In 1385, Auga had 22 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. Auga was also a ruffebaronnie, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.
The fief of Abescat was also a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19831995Alexis Cassoulet
19952001Michel ChéretPS
20012008Pierre Dubourdieu
20012014Pierre ChéretPSRegional Councillor
20142020Jean-Paul Lacabanne

Inter-communality

The commune is part of four 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 towns that have a sample survey every year.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The '''Parish Church of Saint-Laurent is registered as a historical monument.
The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:

Education

Auga has no primary school as it is part of an inter-communal educational regrouping with Aubin, Bournos, and Doumy.

Sports

People from the commune play football at ESBDG