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

Geography Barinque is located on a steep hill overlooking the Souye valley, some 15 kilometres north-east of Pau and 7 km south-east of Auriac in the Vic-Bihl region. Access to the commune is by the D222 road from Higuères-Souye in the south which goes north through the west of the commune to the village then continues east to join the D43 which forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it goes from Escoubès in the east to Saint-Jammes in the south. There are large areas of forest in the south of the commune and scattered forests in the commune however most of the commune is farmland.

The Luy de France flows from the south forming the entire western border of the commune before continuing north to eventually join the Luy north of Castel-Sarrazin. The Souye river flows from south to north-west through the heart of the commune joining the Luy de France on the western border of the commune. The Ruisseau de Cimpceu rises east of the village and flows north to join the Gabas west of Sévignacq.

Places and Hamlets Below is a list of places and hamlets in the commune:

Antoni Arnaud Artigou Auguste Barbe Barthe Bié Bourdallé Castagnet Champrilh Charron Coulate Daguet Fisse La Gare Garimbay Gélizé Grabette Jeanbounat Labat Laragnou Lardas Lasalle Lauga Lavigne (2 places) Loudet Loustau Margotou Mariette Marque Mingenette Monge Mouchou Parjouan Pébrocq Picou Pierrot Piot Piquet Pisseu Portaix Prétou Prince Pucheu Saubade Soubirou Toulardet

Toponymy The commune name in béarnais is Barinco (pronounced Barincou). Michel Grosclaude concluded that the name is of Occitan origin with the meaning "slope towards a ravine", following Dauzat and Rostaing who offered a Gaulish and pre-Gaulish root barr- meaning "height" or "summit" with the suffix -incum.Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, Etymological Dictionary of place names in France, Larousse, Paris, 1963

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

Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Barinque Barinco 1385 Grosclaude Village Barinco 1402 Raymond Census Barincquo 1538 Raymond Reformation Barinquo 1542 Raymond Barinque Barincou 1676 Raymond Reformation Barrinque 1801 Raymond Bulletin des lois Sansous Sansous 1385 Raymond Census Farm

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 EHESS:

Origins: 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 Barinque: Titles of BarinqueTitles of Barinque in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques

History

Paul Raymond noted on page 21 of his 1863 dictionary that Barinque had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385 Barinque had 15 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.

Barinque was part of the Barony of Navailles in the Middle Ages.Barinque official website - History page

The commune was part of the Arch-Deaconry of Vic-Bilh which depended on the Bishop of Lescar and Lembeye was the capital.

Barinque appears as Barinque on the 1750 Cassini Map but as Barringue on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1900 1929 Alphonse Castagnet 1929 1931 Bernard Millet 1931 1944 Guillaume Piot 1944 1945 Jean Laborde-Loustau 1945 1947 Guillaume Piot 1947 1977 Jean Laborde-Loustau 1977 2008 José Laborde-Loustau 2008 2020 Bernard Buron 2020 2026 Sylvie Larrochelle

Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barinquais or Barinquaises in French.Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: A Farmhouse at Saubade (1733)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse at Pierrot (1765)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse at Loudet (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Houses and Farms (18th-19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint-Barthélémy (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

The Furniture in the ChurchMinistry of Culture, Palissy A container for Baptismal water (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Collection Plate (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 6 Candlesticks (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Chalice (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Processional Banners (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Mural Painting: Saints Paul and Peter and 2 Angels (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stoup (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A secondary Altar of the Virgin with Tabernacle and stand for a Monstrance (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar Painting: the Martyrdom of Saint Barthélémy (1650)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Retable (1650)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 3 Statuettes: Saint Peter, Saint Paul, and the Virgin with child (1720)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Tabernacle (1650)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The main Altar and Tomb (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The main Altar, Tabernacle, and Retable (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stained glass window: Saint John (Bay 2) (1873)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 4 Stained glass windows (Bays 3-6) (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Capital and recessed Stoup (13th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

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