Anos (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. It is part of the urban area (aire d'attraction des villes) of Pau.Commune d'Anos (64027), INSEE
Geography Anos is located some 15 km north-east of Pau and 10 km south-east of Auriac. Access to the commune is by road D39 from Morlaas in the south passing north through the commune and the village and continuing north to join the D834 just north of Astis. Several other country roads also pass through the commune.
The Lau river forms the western border of the commune with the eastern shore of the Lake of Saint-Amour (also called the Lake of Anos) forming the part just west of the village. The Lau flows north to join the Luy de France which also forms the eastern border of the commune.Google Maps
Historical Localities and hamlets
Guilhem Guillaumet Guiraut Jouannes Lartigue Peyré Peys Puyau Tachoères
Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn, 2006, Anos on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
Toponymy The commune name in Béarnais is Anòs (according to the classical norm of Occitan).
Brigitte Jobbé-DuvalBrigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of Place Names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, indicates that Anos could be of Gallic origin being the name of the property owner Andus plus the suffix -ossu with a proposed meaning of "Domain of Andus".
The name Anos was mentioned in 1243Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 in the Titles of OssauTitles of the Ossau Valley - Departmental archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and in the Cassini map in 1750Cassini Map 1750 - Anos).
History Paul Raymond noted on page 6 of the 1863 dictionary that in the 14th century Anos belonged to the community of Preachers of Morlaàs.
The commune was part of the archdeaconry of Vic-Bihl which depended on the diocese of Lescar of which Lembeye was the capital.
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1995 2008 Jacques Cantonnet 2008 2014 Patrick Yacger 2014 2026 Christelle Desclaux
Inter-communality Anos is part of five inter-communal structures:Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 25 November 2011 The Communauté de communes du Nord-Est Béarn; The SIVU for the maintenance of roads, parks and buildings in Barinque; The AEP association for the Regions of Luy and Gabas; The Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; The iner-communal association for irrigation of Anos - Saint-Armou.
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Anosiens or Anosiennes in French.Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
Culture and Heritage
Civil heritage The Maison Tachoères farmhouse (1768) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Other Houses and Farms (18th-19th century) are also registered as historical monuments.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious heritage The Parish Church of Saint-Laurent (11th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Environmental heritage An artificial lake called Lake Saint-Armou or Lake of Anos is on the border between the two communes.
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
External links Anos on the 1750 Cassini Map