Artiguelouve (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Geography
Artiguelouve is located in the urban area of Pau some 8 km north-west of Pau and 3 km south-west of Lescar. Access to the commune is by road D2 from Laroin in the south-east passing through the north-east of the commune and continuing north-west to Pardies. The D509 connects the D2 to the D817 across the river. The D804 branches off the D2 in the commune and goes west along the northern fringe of the town and continues to Arbus. Access to the centre of the town is by the D146 which branches off the D804 and goes south through the town and continues to Aubertin. The residential area of the town occupies about 10% of the commune with the rest mixed forest and farmland.Google Maps
Bus Route 802 from Artix to Pau of the Interurban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques has a stop in the commune.
The Gave de Pau runs along the north-eastern border of the commune and passes through the north of the commune flowing north-west. The Juscle river flows from the south of the commune to near the town then flows north-west parallel to the Gave de Pau until it eventually joins the Gave de Pau near Tarsacq.
Places and Hamlets
Baïlot Barat Barrailh Les Barthes Bénou Biroulet Bordenave Brouquisse Castagnous Castéra Cinquau Coudelounguet Duran Le Gras Grassa Guillou Haget Lacoste Lacoude Lacoustète Lansolles Larréheuga Lassauque Loumède Loustau Milhé Cité des Mimosas Mirande Mondet Ogeu (fountain) Paille Pélou Peyreblanque Piqueur Pucheu Puyade Les Sagettes Salaberthe Serra Tuquet Turon Le Vert Galant
Neighbouring communes and villages
Toponymy
Artiguelouve (meaning "clearing of wolves" in the béarnaise definition), comes from artiga which means "clearing" or "fallow land" and the oronym lob ("height").
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Artiguelouve Artiguelouve 12th century Raymond Marca Village Artiguelobe 1220 Raymond Order of Malta Artigaloba 1286 Raymond Titles of Fiefdom E267 Artiguelobe 1385 Grosclaude Census Artigaloba 1286 Raymond Titles of Fiefdom E267 Artigaloube 1630 Marca Artigueloube 1630 Marca Artigalouve 1750 Cassini Ardos Ardaos 1101 Raymond Lescar Hamlet (destroyed), Fief, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn, belonged to the Jurors of Lescar Nardos 1449 Raymond Cour Major Ardoos 1538 Raymond Reformation
Sources: Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, Marca: Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn.Pierre de Marca, Histoire de Bearn, La Veuve Jean Camusat, 1640, 850 pages Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750Cassini Map 1750 – Artiguelouve
Origins: Marca: Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn. Order of Malta: Titles of the Order of MaltaTitles of the Order of Malta in the Departmental Archives of Haute-Garonne Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Lescar: Cartulary of LescarCartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca Cour Major: Regulations of the Cour MajorCour Majour of Béarn, register manuscripts from the 15th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Reformation: Reformation of BéarnManuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
History Paul Raymond noted on page 14 of his 1863 dictionary that, in 1385, Artiguelouve had 28 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. The commune was a dependency of the Marquisate of Gassion and, with Poey, formed the jurisdiction of a notary.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1995 2001 Claude Ducasse 2001 2014 Eline Gosset 2014 2026 Jean-Marc Denax
Inter-communality
The commune is part of seven inter-communal structures: the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées; the SIVU for nursing home care for senior citizens in the Canton of Lescar; the AEP association of Gave and Baise; the association for the management of the drainage basin of the Juscle and its tributaries; the Sanitation association for the communes of the valleys of the Juscle and the Baise; the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the inter-communal association for defence against flooding of the Gave de Pau;
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Artiguelouviens or Artiguelouviennes in French.Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
Economy
The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zones of Jurançon AOC, Béarn AOC, and Ossau-iraty.
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint-Michel (15th century) is registered as a historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Facilities
Education
The commune has a school grouping consisting of two kindergarten classes and five primary school class (Marc Dugène School GroupMiey de Béarn - Artiguelouve website ) as well as a library / media centre.
Sports and Sports facilities The Artiguelouve Golf Course and also that of Billère are the two golf courses in the Pau area. La Maison des sportsOfficial website of the commune was opened on 29 May 2010.
Le FC3A'' is a football club and school for players from Artiguelouve, Arbus, and Aubertin.
Notable people linked to the communePaul Ducournau''', born at Orthez in 1910 and died at Artiguelouve in 1985, was a general in the French Army.
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
External links Artiguelouve official website Artigalouve on the 1750 Cassini Map