Aressy (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. It is part of the urban area (unité urbaine) of Pau.Commune d'Aressy (64041), INSEE
Geography Aressy is located four kilometres south-east of Pau within the urban area of Pau. Access to the commune is by the D937 road from Pau which continues south-east to Meillon.Google Maps
The Idelis bus route P23 stops at Aressy Clinic at Pôle Bosquet. The commune is also served by Route 835 of the Interurban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Transports 64) between Bénéjacq and Pau, and by Route 805 between Lourdes and Pau.
Much of the commune is residential with some farmland and a large lake in the south.
The Gave de Pau flows north-west through the western part of the commune, and the Lagoin flows through the centre of the commune before joining the Gave de Pau just north-west of the commune.
Places and Hamlets Las Costes Labielle Marque Matachot Le Saligat
Neighbouring communes and villages
Toponymy Its name in Bearnais is Aressi (according to the classical norm of Occitan).
Brigitte Jobbé-DuvalBrigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, indicates that the place name could come from the Basque, meaning "place where there are rocks" which would confirm the hypothesis by Michel Grosclaude of ar- ("stone or rock") with the Basque locative suffix -etz transformed into -esse.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Aressy Aressa 1010 Jobbé Village Aressa 1101 Raymond Lescar Aresi 12th century Raymond Lescar Arecii 1376 Raymond Military Eressi 1385 Raymond Census Arecii 1538 Raymond Reformation Arressii 1546 Raymond Reformation Aressy 1750 Cassini Arressy 1793 Ldh/EHESS/Cassini Le Junca Le Junca 1863 Raymond Place Les Pelades Les Pelades 1863 Raymond Place Le Saliga Le Saliga 1863 Raymond Moor Le Tuquet Le Tuquet 1863 Raymond Wood
Sources:
Jobbé: Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques 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, Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750Cassini Map 1750 – Aressy Ldh/EHESS/Cassini:
Origins:
Lescar: Cartulary of LescarCartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca Military: Military Inspection of BéarnManuscript from 1376 in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques 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
History Paul Raymond noted on page 9 of his dictionary that the commune had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385, Aressy had nine fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name Party 1995 2001 Monique Lanusse-Cazalé 2001 2026 Claude Ferrato MoDem
Inter-communality Aressy is part of nine inter-communal structures: the Public agency of local management; the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées; the AEP association for the Jurançon region; the defense against floods association for the Lagoin catchment area; the energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the inter-communal association for the Narcastet leisure centre; the inter-communal association for defense against flooding of the Gave de Pau; the inter-communal association for the construction and operation of the CES of Bizanos; the Joint association for urban transport Pau - Porte des Pyrenees
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arésyiens or Arésyiennes in French.Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
Economy The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone designation of Ossau-iraty.
Culture and Heritage
Religious heritage The Parish Church of Saint Denys (1874) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
External links Areßy on the 1750 Cassini Map