Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren

Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren

Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren (French pronunciation: [otvjɛl sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ bidʁɛ̃]; Occitan: Autivièla, Sent Martin e Vidèren; Basque: Autile) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

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Geography

Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren is located some 20 km south-west of Orthez and 9 km north-east of Saint-Palais. Access to the commune is by road D936 from Abitain in the north which passes through the length of the commune and the village then continues east. The D246 goes west from the village to join the D134 west of the commune. The D140 goes south from the village to Osserain-Rivareyte. The west of the commune is mostly forest while the east is mostly farmland.[3]

The Gave d'Oloron forms the north-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to join the Gave de Pau forming the Gaves réunis at Peyrehorade. The Saison flows through the commune from the south-west and joins the Gave d'Oloron on the north-western border.[3]

Places and hamlets

  • Arrécot
  • Autevielle
  • Les Bains
  • Barthou
  • Bideren
  • Le Bosc
  • Le Camou
  • Les Campagnes
  • Le Château
  • Les Gats
  • Gerberu
  • Hau
  • Héouga
  • Hyeyte[4]
  • L’Île
  • Labie
  • Laborde
  • Lagouardette
  • Les Partilles
  • Petit
  • Saint-Martin

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Toponymy

The name Autevielle in béarnais is Autivièla.

The name Bideren in béarnais is Vidèren.

For the name Autevielle Michel Grosclaude proposed two Latin origins: alta villa ("high town") or Altina villa ("Domain of Altinus").[6]

For the name Bideren Michel Grosclaude proposed a probable origin of the man's name Vital with the gascon suffix -enh.[6]

For the name Saint-Martin Michel Grosclaude indicated that it undoubtedly came from the Bishop of Tours - Martin of Tours.[6]

The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.

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Origins:

  • Chapter: Chapter of Autevielle[9]
  • Census: Census of Béarn[10]
  • Contracts: Contracts retained by Carresse, Notary of Béarn[11]
  • Reformation: Reformation of Béarn[12]
  • Denombrement: Denombremont of Gassion[13]
  • Bayonne: Titles of the Chapter of Bayonne[14]
  • Insinuations: Insinuations of the Diocese of Oloron[15]
  • Military: Military Inspection of Béarn[16]
  • Béarn: Titles of the Viscounts of Béarn[17]

History

Paul Raymond noted that in 1385 Autevielle and Saint-Martin together had 11 fires with 8 fires at Bideren. They depended on the bailiwick of Sauveterre.

The communes of Autevielle, Saint-Martin, and Bideren merged on 18 April 1842.[4]

Administration

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Inter-communality

The commune is part of six inter-communal structures:

  • the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves;
  • the inter-communal social action centre of Sauveterre-de-Béarn;
  • the SIGOM;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  • the inter-communal association for the management of drinking water from the Saleys and the Gaves;
  • the inter-communal association of the Gaves and the Saleys;

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 205 inhabitants. The population data given in the table and graph below include the former communes of Saint-Martin and Bideren, absorbed in 1842.

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Economy

Economic activity is mainly agricultural. The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:

  • The Parish Church of Saint Martin (1896)[22]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Google Maps
  4. [4]
    Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
  5. [5]
    Géoportail, IGN (in French)
  6. [6]
    Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2-35068-005-3 (in French)
  7. [7]
    Cassini Map 1750 - Asson
  8. [8]
    Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bideren, EHESS (in French).
  9. [9]
    Chapter of Autevielle E. 2078 in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  10. [10]
    Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  11. [11]
    Contracts retained by Carresse, Notary of Béarn in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  12. [12]
    Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  13. [13]
    Manuscripts from the 17th and 18th centuries in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  14. [14]
    Chapter of Bayonne in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  15. [15]
    Manuscripts from the 17th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  16. [16]
    Manuscript from 1376 in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  17. [17]
    Titles of the Viscounts of Béarn in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  18. [18]
    List of Mayors of France (in French)
  19. [19]
    Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren, EHESS (in French).
  20. [20]
    Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Martin, EHESS (in French).
  21. [21]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  22. [22]
    Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000672 Parish Church of Saint Martin (in French)
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