Arricau-Bordes (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

Arricau-Bordes is located some 12 km north-west of Maubourguet and some 40 km north-east of Pau. Access to the commune is by the D13 road from Cadillon in the north passing through the heart of the commune and through the village then continuing south to Lembeye. The D298 from Aurions-Idernes forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it goes south to join the D13 north of Lembaye. The D228 comes from Séméacq-Blachon in the east and passes through the south of the commune west to Gayon. About 60% of the commune is forested mostly in a north–south belt through the centre with the rest of the commune farmland.Google Maps

The Lisau river flows through the heart of the commune from the Lac de Castillon just over the southern border to the Lac de Cadillon just over the northern border of the commune.

Places and Hamlets

Arricau Les Balances Barbé Bordes Le Calvaire Carboué Castagnat Cazenave Cerisère Domengé Hauzoué Lahitole Laramoune Lecher Marchand Mereït Pédéjouan Péhat La Riberette Séglères Tisné Val Pré

Géoportail, IGN

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy The commune name in béarnais is Arricau-Bordas.

According to Michel Grosclaude the name Arricau was formed from two Gascon terms: arric, meaning "ravine" or "Thalweg", and cau, meaning "sunken".Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages,

Bordes comes from the Occitan borda meaning "house" or "Farm".Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture,

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

Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Arricau Arricau 12th century Raymond Marca Village Arricau 1385 Raymond Census Ricau 14th century Raymond Census Arricau-Viele 1538 Raymond Reformation Bordes Bordas 11th century Raymond Lescar Village Bordes en Vic-Bilh 1673 Raymond Reformation Domengé L'ostau de Domenger 1385 Raymond Census Farm Lahitole La Fitola 1538 Raymond Reformation Hamlet Lahitolle 1673 Raymond Reformation Lafitole 1863 Raymond La Fitole 1863 Raymond Nouguès Noguer 1385 Raymond Census Farm Saint-Martin Saint-Martin 1863 Raymond Hamlet

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

Origins: Marca: Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn.Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Reformation: Reformation of BéarnManuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - 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

History Paul Raymond noted that, in 1385, Arricau and Bordes depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye and had respectively 18 and 12 fires. Arricau then had two parishes: Saint-Martin and Saint-Jacques. The fief of Bordes depended on the Viscounts of Béarn.

Arricau and Bordes were merged between 1861 and 1866.

Administration

List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1995 2008 Jean-Paul Cassou 2008 2014 Frédéric Cerisère 2014 2026 Marie-Odile Rigaud

Inter-communality The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques , Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 9 March 2012 the Communauté de communes du Nord-Est Béarn; the AEP association of Pays de Lembeye; the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the irrigation association of the Lees valley;

Demography The population data given in the table and graph below for 1861 and earlier refer to the former commune of Arricau.

Economy The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zones of Madiran, Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh, and Béarn.

Culture and Heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Chateau of Arricau (1572)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Chateau contains several items that are registered as historical objects: An Iron Host (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stoup (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Hilarri (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Chateau of Bordes at Bordes (18th century) A House at Lahitole (1777)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Houses and FarmsMinistry of Culture, Mérimée Of the 40 buildings studied, 27 dated from before 1871.

Religious heritage The commune has two churches that are registered as historical monuments: The Parish Church of Saint-Jacques at Arricau (1570)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée was mentioned in 1570 but was destroyed two centuries later. The Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist at Bordes (11th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects: Chasuble (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Processional Lanterns (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Processional Cross (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Celebrant's Chair (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar, Altar step, and Tabernacle (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

External links Arricau-Bordes on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Saint Martin d'Arricau, Saint Jacques d'Arricau, and Bordes on the 1750 Cassini Map