Astis

Astis
Astis
Commune
	View of the village
	Location of Astis
	Astis Astis
	Coordinates: 43°26′31″N 0°19′37″W / 43.4419°N 0.3269°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh
Intercommunality	CC Luys en Béarn
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Caïe
Area 1	3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population (2021)	336
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64070 /64450
Elevation	160–242 m (525–794 ft) ; (avg. 234 m or 768 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Astis (Astís in Occitan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

The D834 at Astis

Astis is located some 20 km north of Pau and some 4 km south of Miossens-Lanusse. Access to the commune is by road D834 (Route de Bordeaux) from Pau entering the commune from the south-west passing through the village and continuing north to Sarron. The D39 road (Route de Morlaas) branches off the D834 in the north of the commune and goes south-east to Anos. The commune has a strip of forest along the length of the commune from north-west to south-east, parallel to the Route de Morlaas with the rest of the commune farmland.^[3]

The Luy de France forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north eventually joining the Luy de Béarn and becoming the Luy river on the eastern border of Castel-Sarrazin commune. The Basta river rises in the south of the commune and flows north-west joining the Luy de France north of the commune.^[3]

Places and hamlets

Anos^[4]
Baradat^[5]
Bernadot
La Caserne
Château^[6]
Chinchin
Dibet
Guichanné
Jacoulet
Lamazou^[7]
Nabarrot
Pascal
Plantié
Sarrette
Sarthoulet
Sébat
Tauhuré

^[8]

Neighbouring communes and villages

^[3]

Toponymy

The commune name in béarnais is also Astis. Michel Grosclaude proposed a Gascon etymology es (an old definitive article) followed by t(h)in ("Dependence") or tin ("singer").^[9]

The following table details the origins of the commune name:

Name	Spelling	Date	Source	Page	Origin	Description
Astis	Estis	1385	Raymond	16	Census	Village
	Astis	1750	Cassini		Cassini Map

Sources

Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)^[10]
Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)^[9]
Census: Census of Béarn^[11]
Cassini Map: Cassini Map from 1750^[12]

Administration

Astis Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors^[13]

From	To	Name
1790	1809	Jean Sabat
1809	1815	Jean Larrieu
1815	1828	Joseph Hondagne
1828	1830	Bernard Lamazou
1830	1868	Pierre Lamazou
1868	1871	Jean Larrieu
1871	1872	Félix Binde
1872	1878	Jean Larrieu Chinchin
1878	1919	Jean Lamazou
1919	1929	Jean Sebat
1929	1935	Julien Lamazou
1935	1944	Raymond Guichane
1944	1945	Julien Lamazou
1945	1959	Pierre Larrieu Bourdale
1959	1989	Albert Lafitte
1989	2014	Pierrette Barzu
2014	2026	Alain Caïe

Inter-communality

Recycling centre at Astis

The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:^[14]

the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn;
the AEP association of the regions of Luy and Gabas;
the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
the scholastic association Argelos-Astis;

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Astisiens or Astisiennes in French.^[15]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	157	—
1800	97	−6.65%
1821	175	2.85%
1831	215	2.08%
1836	232	1.53%
1841	222	−0.88%
1846	225	0.27%
1851	220	−0.45%
1856	220	0.00%
1861	227	0.63%
1866	213	−1.27%
1872	170	−3.69%
1876	166	−0.59%
1881	180	1.63%
1886	180	0.00%
1891	193	1.40%
1896	189	−0.42%
1901	190	0.11%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	171	−2.09%
1911	167	−0.47%
1921	154	−0.81%
1926	140	−1.89%
1931	128	−1.78%
1936	139	1.66%
1946	119	−1.54%
1954	108	−1.21%
1962	111	0.34%
1968	101	−1.56%
1975	98	−0.43%
1982	163	7.54%
1990	198	2.46%
1999	266	3.33%
2007	293	1.22%
2012	312	1.26%
2017	306	−0.39%

Source: EHESS^[16] and INSEE^[17]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

A Chateau (19th century) ^[6]
The Maison Mouras Farmhouse (1771) ^[4]
A Farmhouse at Lamazou (1646) ^[7]
The Maison Larrieu Farmhouse (17th century) ^[18]
The Maison Lassus Farmhouse (1894) ^[5]
Houses and Farms (17th-19th centuries) ^[19]
A Fortified Complex (Prehistoric) ^[20]

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint John the Baptist

The Church of Saint John the Baptist (12th century) is registered as a historical monument.^[21]

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

A Bronze Bell (1591) ^[22]
Furniture in the Church ^[23]^[24]
A Bronze Bell in the bell tower (1591) ^[25]
A Ciborium (19th century) ^[26]
2 Altar Candlesticks (19th century) ^[27]
2 Altar Candlesticks (19th century) ^[28]
2 Altar Candlesticks (torch bodies) (19th century) ^[29]
A Painting: Saint John in the desert (18th century) ^[30]
A Worship bench (19th century) ^[31]
Baptismal fonts (19th century) ^[32]
2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John (18th century) ^[33]
Bas-relief: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John (18th century) ^[34]
A Retable (18th century) ^[35]
Altar seating and Tabernacle (18th century) ^[36]
Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and Retable ^[37]

Facilities

The School

Astis has a primary school which is shared with Argelos as an inter-communal educational grouping.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Google Maps
^ ^a ^b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026710 Maison Mourras (in French)
^ ^a ^b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026707 Maison Lassus (in French)
^ ^a ^b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027386 Chateau (in French)
^ ^a ^b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026709 Farmhouse at Lamazou (in French)
^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
^ ^a ^b Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2 35068 005 3 (in French)
^ Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
^ Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
^ Cassini Map 1750 - Asson
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
^ Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Archived May 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 2 March 2012 (in French)
^ Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Astis, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026708 Maison Larrieu (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026706 Houses and Farms (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026705 Fortified complex (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026704 Church of Saint John the Baptist (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64000058 Bronze bell (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001162 Furniture (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001148 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001161 Bronze Bell in the bell tower (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001160 Ciborium (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001159 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001158 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001157 2 Altar Candlesticks (torch bodies) (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001156 Painting: Saint John in the desert (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001155 Worship bench (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001154 Baptismal fonts (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001153 2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001152 Bas-relief: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001151 Retable (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001150 Altar seating and tabernacle (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001149 Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and Retable (in French)

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[Google-3] Google Maps

[Anos-4] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026710 Maison Mourras (in French)

[Baradat-5] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026707 Maison Lassus (in French)

[Château-6] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027386 Chateau (in French)

[Lamazou-7] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026709 Farmhouse at Lamazou (in French)

[Géo-8] Géoportail, IGN (in French)

[Grosclaude-9] Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2 35068 005 3 (in French)

[Raymond-10] Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)

[censier-11] Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)

[Cassini-12] Cassini Map 1750 - Asson

[13] List of Mayors of France (in French)

[14] Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Archived May 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 2 March 2012 (in French)

[15] Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr

[ehess-16] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Astis, EHESS (in French).

[pophist-17] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[18] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026708 Maison Larrieu (in French)

[19] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026706 Houses and Farms (in French)

[20] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026705 Fortified complex (in French)

[21] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026704 Church of Saint John the Baptist (in French)

[22] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64000058 Bronze bell (in French)

[23] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001162 Furniture (in French)

[24] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001148 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)

[25] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001161 Bronze Bell in the bell tower (in French)

[26] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001160 Ciborium (in French)

[27] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001159 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)

[28] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001158 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)

[29] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001157 2 Altar Candlesticks (torch bodies) (in French)

[30] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001156 Painting: Saint John in the desert (in French)

[31] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001155 Worship bench (in French)

[32] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001154 Baptismal fonts (in French)

[33] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001153 2 Statues: Saint Peter & Saint John (in French)

[34] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001152 Bas-relief: Christ on the cross between Saint Madeleine & Saint John (in French)

[35] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001151 Retable (in French)

[36] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001150 Altar seating and tabernacle (in French)

[37] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM64001149 Main Altar Seating, Tabernacle, and Retable (in French)

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