Bassillon-Vauzé (; ) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.INSEE commune file
Geography Bassillon-Vauzé is located some 25 km north-east of Pau and 8 km west of Maubourguet. The eastern border of the commune is also the departmental border with Hautes-Pyrénées. Access to the commune is by the D68 from Vidouze in the east which changes to the D148 at the departmental border and continues through the south of the commune west to join the D943 south-west of the commune. The D205 comes from Corbère-Abères in the north which passes through the commune and continues south to join the D148 in the south of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with some forest in the west.
The Larcis river and the Lac de Bassillon, which is formed by a dam on the Larcis, form the eastern border of the commune. The Ruisseau du Boscq forms the western border of the commune as it flows north into the lake formed by the Retenue de Lembeye-Corbères dam.
Places and Hamlets
Bassillon Camescasse Canton Les Garrus Grabette Lasplaces Marela Maury Millo Le Moutha Pachera Pouey Routgé Toubarthe Vauzé
Toponymy Michel Grosclaude said that Bassillon comes from the Latin name Bassilius with the suffix -onem, giving "Domain of Bassius". The origin of Vauzé is undetermined.
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Bassillon Basilhoo 1385 Grosclaude Census Village Basilhoo 1402 Raymond Census Bacilhoo 1540 Raymond Reformation Baxilho 1542 Raymond Reformation Basilhon 1546 Raymond Reformation Bacilhon 1550 Raymond Reformation Baßillon 1750 Cassini Bassillon 1790 Cassini1 Vauzé Bauser 1385 Grosclaude Census Village Bausee 1538 Raymond Reformation Bauser 1538 Raymond Reformation Beauzé 1675 Raymond Reformation Vauzer 1682 Raymond Reformation Vauzé 1750 Cassini Vauser 1768 Raymond Denombrement Vauzé 1790 Cassini1 Reformation Le Castet Le Castet 1863 Raymond Farm Le Moutha Le Moutha 1863 Raymond Place Moutoné Mountouné 1774 Raymond Terrier of Bassillon Place
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: 1750 Cassini Map Cassini1: 1790 Cassini Map
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 Denombrement: Denombremont of CandauManuscripts from the 17th and 18th centuries in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
History Paul Raymond noted on page 23 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Bassillon had 7 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Lembeye. On page 173 he mentioned that Vauzé had a lay abbey, vassal of the Viscount of Vauzé, and that the Barony of Vauzé was created in 1641 under the Viscounts of Béarn which included Peyrelongue-Abos and Vauzé.
The former communes of Bassillon and Vauzé were merged in 1833.
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1995 2014 Jean-Claude Maury 2014 2020 Claude Lagarrue 2020 2026 Dominique Duclerc
Inter-communality The commune is part of four inter-communal structures: the Communauté de communes du Nord-Est Béarn the SIVU for roads in the canton of Lembeye the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques the inter-communal association for the supply of drinking water of Vic-Bilh Montanérès
Demography
Economy The commune is located in the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Pacherenc-du-vic-bilh white wine.
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Maison Laïus Farmhouse (1765)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Houses and Farms (18th-19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Fountain (1833)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Fortified Complex (Prehistoric)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious heritage The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: A Presbytery (1853)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Parish Church of Saint Girons at Bassillon (1783)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects: 2 Statues (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Pulpit (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Stoups (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stoup (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Stained glass windows (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Parish Church of Saint-Barthélémy at Vauzé (1773)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects: A Stations of the Cross (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 4 Altar Candlesticks (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stoup (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
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