Baliracq-Maumusson

Baliracq-Maumusson is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Baliracq-Maumusson
Commune
Entry to Baliracq
Location of Baliracq-Maumusson
Baliracq-Maumusson
Baliracq-Maumusson
Coordinates: 43°32′48″N 0°15′14″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonTerres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh
IntercommunalityCanton de Garlin
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Sylvain Sergent
Area
1
6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
122
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64090 /64330
Elevation120–224 m (394–735 ft)
(avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baliracois or Baliracoises.[2]

Geography

Baliracq-Maumusson is located some 45 km east by north-east of Orthez and 20 km south of Aire-sur-l'Adour. Access to the commune is by the D211 road from Lannecaube in the south which passes through the length of the commune along the eastern side to join the D41 just north of the commune. Access to the village of Baliracq is by Le Moulin road branching from the D211. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[3]

The Lées river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Adour near Aire-sur-l'Adour. The Gabassot forms the northern border of the commune as it flows east into the Lées. Two other streams rise in the commune and flow into the Lées.[3]

Places and hamlets[4]
  • Arnathau
  • Baliracq
  • Bitaillou
  • Bouquehort[5]
  • Bourdé
  • Campagne
  • Castéra[6]
  • Crédey[7]
  • Florence[8]
  • Gayas
  • Hau
  • Hilletou
  • La Hount
  • Lafon
  • Lanne
  • Laroujat
  • Lescribau
  • Maufinet
  • Maumusson
  • Miqueu
  • Mombet
  • Moncade
  • Mounicou
  • Mourette
  • Naba
  • Pédeuboscq
  • Pédélatour
  • Pillou
  • Pourrio
  • Sansot[9]
  • Tardan[10]

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

Toponymy

According to Michel Grosclaude the name Baliracq probably came from a Latin man's name Valerus with the Gallo-Roman suffix -acum giving the "Domain of Valerus". For Maumusson he proposed a Gascon man's name: the nickname mau meaning "bad" combined with mus meaning "nose" and the suffix -on giving "unfriendly" or "sullen".[11]

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

NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
BaliracqSaint-Félix de Balirac10th centuryRaymond
20
MarcaVillage
Vallirag1100Grosclaude
Valliracum1100Grosclaude
Balirag1443Raymond
20
Carresse
Baliracq1750Cassini
Balirac1801Ldh/EHESS/CassiniBulletin des lois
Balirac1863Raymond
20
MaumussonMaumusson1750CassiniVillage
Maumussou1774Raymond
110
Terrier
CastéraCasterar1542Raymond
44
ReformationFarm

Sources:

Origins:

  • Marca: Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn.[14]
  • Carresse:[15]
  • Terrier: Terrier of Baliracq, E 177
  • Reformation: Reformation of Béarn[16]

History

Paul Raymond noted on page 20 of his 1863 dictionary that Baliracq was a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.

The communes of Baliracq and Maumusson were merged in 1828.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[17]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1933
FromToName
17921795Jean Sansot
17921796Pierre Sartou
17951797Jean Sarraille
17961797Jacques Monsegu-Castera
17971798Raymond Peyroutel
17971798Pierre Sartou
17981803Jean Sarraille
17981799Pierre Miqueu
17991805Pierre Boucahort
18031826Germain Florence
18051808Pascal Florence
18081809Jean Borie
18091811Jean Manaud
18111812Jean Borie
18121813Fils Lescriba
18131817Jean Borie
18171821Jean Manaud
18211835Jean Fils Manaud
18351837Jean Pierre Sarthou
18371840Adrien Alexandre de Malden
18411848Jean Manaud
18481882Henry Croedey
18821888Pierre Mirande
18881894Jean Sansous
18941896Bernard Castet
18961900Jean Sansous
19001925Charles Sansous
19251929Jacques Cassoulong
19291933Max Croedey
The Town Hall in Baliracq
Mayors from 1933
FromToNamePartyPosition
19331944Jacques Cassoulong
19441944Charles Honoré
19441947Jean Barreyat
19471989Albert Sansous
19892014Yvan Duviau
20142020Sylvain Sergent

(Not all data is known)

Inter-communality

The commune is part of six inter-communal structures:

  • the Community of communes of the Canton of Garlin;
  • the SIVU for roads in the Garlin region;
  • the SIVU for the Lées and its tributaries;
  • the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
  • the inter-communal association for the supply of drinking water for Luy-Gabas-Lées;
  • the inter-communal association of Five Rivers;

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 145 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
281 314 342 364 410 405 386 411 401
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
368 341 335 325 323 309 303 267 248
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
231 256 217 196 188 184 198 183 174
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 -
149 123 111 124 113 115 118 145 -
Population of Baliracq-Maumusson

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Mill at Baliracq (1764)[18]
  • A Farmhouse at Baliracq-Bouquehort (19th century)[5]
  • The Coussié House at Maumusson-Tardan (1742)[10]
  • The Castéra House at Baliracq-Castéra (1742)[6]
  • The Lafon House at Maumusson-Crédey (17th century)[7]
  • The Sansot House at Maumusson-Sansot (19th century)[9]
  • The Chateau de Milly at Maumusson-Florence (18th century)[8]
  • Houses and Farms (18th-19th century)[19]
  • A Fortified Area (Middle Ages)[20]
  • A Fortified Complex (Prehistoric).[21] At a place called Castera the topography has been visibly altered by the hand of man as evidenced by the presence of an ancient fortified complex with major embankments and a circular walkway which is still visible. This could be for high wooden stakes joined together because no stone remains have been found. The works could therefore date to the high Middle Ages although there could be prehistoric remains.

Religious heritage
The Parish Church of Saint Peter

The Parish Church of Saint Peter (11th century) is registered as an historical monument.[22] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. Géoportail, IGN (in French)
  5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026195 Farmhouse at Baliracq-Bouquehort (in French)
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026193 Castéra House at Baliracq-Castéra (in French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026192 Lafon House at Maumusson-Crédey (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026190 Chateau de Milly at Maumusson-Florence (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026191 Sansot House at Maumusson-Sansot (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026194 Coussié House at Maumusson-Tardan (in French)
  11. Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, p. 99 & 106, ISBN 2-35068-005-3(in French)
  12. Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
  13. Cassini Map 1750 – Baliracq-Maumusson
  14. Pierre de Marca, Histoire de Bearn, La Veuve Jean Camusat, 1640, 850 pages (in French)
  15. Contracts retained by Carresse, Notary of Béarn, Manuscripts from the 15th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  16. Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
  17. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027435 Mill at Baliracq (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026189 Houses and Farms (in French)
  20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026188 Fortified Area (in French)
  21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026187 Fortified Complex (in French)
  22. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00026196 Parish Church of Saint Peter (in French)
  23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001601 Altar, Tabernacle, and Statue (in French)
  24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001600 2 Statues: Saints Felix and Peter (in French)
  25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001599 Tabernacle (in French)
  26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001598 Altar Painting: Remission of the keys to Saint Peter (in French)
  27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001597 Altar and Retable (in French)
  28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001596 Wood Panelling (in French)
  29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001584 Wayside Cross (in French)
  30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001583 Altar Vase (in French)
  31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001582 Monstrance (in French)
  32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001581 Altar Candlestick (in French)
  33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001580 6 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
  34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001579 Thurible (in French)
  35. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001578 Celebrant's Chair (in French)
  36. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001577 Stoup (in French)
  37. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001576 Pulpit (in French)
  38. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001575 Confessional (in French)
  39. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM64001574 Choir Enclosure (in French)
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