Baliros (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Geography Baliros is located some 12 km south-east of Pau just west of Bordes. Access to the commune is by the D37 road from Narcastet in the north which passes through the centre of the commune and the village before continuing south to Pardies-Piétat. The village is served by bus routes 809, 810, and 811 of the Interurban Network of Pyrenees-Atlantiques which connect Pau with Arthez-d'Asson. The commune is forested west of the village with the eastern side farmland.Google Maps
The Gave de Pau flows north along the eastern border of the commune although it is not the communal border. The Luz river flows from the south-west of the commune north through the village to join the Gave de Pau at the northern border of the commune. The Gest joins the Luz in the south of the commune. The Escourre flows north from the south-eastern corner of the commune to join the Luz north of the village.
Places and hamlets L'Arroundade de la Plaine Cazaous Claverie Colomby (château) L'Engoust Hillou (part) Hourcade Monregard
Neighbouring communes and villages
Toponymy Michel Grosclaude proposed the Latin etymology of the surname Valerus with the Aquitaine suffix -ossum giving "Domain of Valerus".
The following table details the origins of the commune name.
Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Baliros Baliros 1385 Grosclaude Census Village Balliros 1515 Raymond Assat Baliroos 1538 Raymond Reformation Baliros 1750 Cassini
Sources: Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, 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 – Baliros
Origins: Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Assat: Titles of AssatTitles of Assat in the 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 20 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Baliros had 11 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1995 2008 Jean-Claude Duprat 2008 2014 Jacques Robert 2014 2020 Jean-Claude Hourcq 2020 2026 Sylvie Daugas
Inter-communality The commune is part of six inter-communal structures: the Communauté de communes du Pays de Nay; the SIVU of RPI Baliros - Pardies-Piétat - Saint-Abit (headquarters in Baliros); the drinking water and sanitation association of Pays de Nay (SEAPAN); the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; the inter-communal association for defence against floods of the Gave de Pau; the inter-communal association for defence against floods of the Luz;
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balirosiens or Balirosiennes in French.Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
Economy The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.
Sites and monuments The Parish Church of Saint Peter (1658) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Facilities
Baliros is a member of the Inter-communal Educational Grouping (RPI) of Baliros - Pardies-Piétat - Saint-Abit which runs the Baliros and Pardies-Piétat primary schools.
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
External links
Baliros on the 1750 Cassini Map