Argelos (Argelòs in Occitan) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is part of the urban area (aire d'attraction des villes) of Pau.Commune d'Argelos (64043), INSEE
Geography
Argelos is located some 25 km north of Pau and 3 km west of Auriac. Access to the commune is by the D214 road from the village north to join the D944 road south-east of Thèze. The A65 autoroute passes through the northern tip of the commune but the nearest exit is Exit 9 near Miossens-Lanusse.Google Maps The commune is mixed farmland and forest.
Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, the Luy de France forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west fed by its tributaries the Basta and the Balaing.
Places and Hamlets
Barbé La Barthe Bordenave Boué Bourdalé Bozano Brouca Carrère Cassou Castagnet Chicoy Dibet Hargouette Hayet Labarrane Lamarque La Lane Larricq Lavignotte Lopou Loubané or Loubâne Morlaas Noble Poulou Sansarricq Tauhuré Then
Neighbouring communes and villages
Toponymy The commune name in béarnais is Argelos. Brigitte Jobbé-DuvalBrigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, indicated that Argelos probably had a Latin origin of argilla (meaning "Clay") with the suffix -ossum. The meaning of the name would then be "clay soil".
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Argelos Argilos 1214 Raymond Chapter of Argelos Village Argelos 1750 Cassini Bernès Bernet 1385 Raymond Census Farm
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 Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750Cassini Map 1750 – Argelos, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Origins: Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
History Paul Raymond noted on page 10 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 there were 29 fires in Argelos and it depended on the bailiwick of Pau. Auriac was formerly annexed to the commune.
The barony of Viven included Argelos, Auriac, and Viven and was a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1995 2014 Hélène Peyras 2014 2026 Marcel Borny
Intercommunality Argelos is part of 4 inter-communal structures: 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
Culture and Heritage
Civil Heritage The commune has several buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Maison Marque Farmhouse (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse at Loubané (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Maison Lavignotte-Lagrela Farmhouse at Lavignotte (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse at Lamarque (1725)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Houses and Farms (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Fortified Complex at Lopou (Middle Ages)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious Heritage The Parish Church of Saint-André (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée It contains many items which are registered as historical objects:
The Furniture in the ChurchMinistry of Culture, Palissy Two Dalmatics (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Sunburst Monstrance (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 4 altar Candlesticks (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 banks of Pews (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Confessional (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar, Tabernacle, and Retable in the Altar of the Virgin (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Hanging Lighting Brackets (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting: Christ on the Cross (1935)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Statues: Saints Pierre and André (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Retable (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tabernacle (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar with 2 banks of seating (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The whole main AltarMinistry of Culture, Palissy
Education Argelos has a primary school which is shared with Astis as an inter-communal educational grouping.
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
External links Community of communes of Luys en Béarn Argelos on the 1750 Cassini Map