Artiguelouve (; oc, Artigaloba) is a commune in the

Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlant ...

department in the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...

region of south-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Artiguelouviens'' or ''Artiguelouviennes''.

Geography

Artiguelouve is located in the urban area of Pau some 8 km north-west of Pau and 3 km south-west of

Lescar Lescar (; oc, Lescar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. Lescar is the site of the Roman city known variously as Benearnum, Beneharnum or Civitas Benarnensium, the l ...

. Access to the commune is by road D2 from

Laroin Laroin (; oc, Laruenh) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas Fr ...

in the south-east passing through the north-east of the commune and continuing north-west to

Pardies Pardies (; oc, Pardias) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Geography Neighbouring communes *North-East: Artix *North-West: Os-Marsillon Os-Marsillon (; oc, Òs e Marcelhon) is a commune in ...

. The D509 connects the D2 to the D817 across the river. The D804 branches off the D2 in the commune and goes west along the northern fringe of the town and continues to Arbus. Access to the centre of the town is by the D146 which branches off the D804 and goes south through the town and continues to Aubertin. The residential area of the town occupies about 10% of the commune with the rest mixed forest and farmland.Google Maps
/ref> Bus Route 802 from Artix to Pau of the Interurban network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques has a stop in the commune. The

Gave de Pau The Gave de Pau () is a river of south-western France. It takes its name from the city of Pau, through which it flows. The river is long ( including the Gaves réunis), and its source is at the Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees mountains. The ...

runs along the north-eastern border of the commune and passes through the north of the commune flowing north-west. The ''Juscle'' river flows from the south of the commune to near the town then flows north-west parallel to the Gave de Pau until it eventually joins the Gave de Pau near Tarsacq.

Places and Hamlets

* Baïlot * Barat * Barrailh * Les Barthes * Bénou * Biroulet * Bordenave * Brouquisse * Castagnous * Castéra * Cinquau * Coudelounguet * Duran * Le Gras * Grassa * Guillou * Haget * Lacoste * Lacoude * Lacoustète * Lansolles * Larréheuga * Lassauque * Loumède * Loustau * Milhé * Cité des Mimosas * Mirande * Mondet * Ogeu (fountain) * Paille * Pélou * Peyreblanque * Piqueur * Pucheu * Puyade * Les Sagettes * Salaberthe * Serra * Tuquet * Turon * Le Vert Galant

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

Artiguelouve - Fonds Ancely - B315556101 A SAINTMARTIN 007

Artiguelouve (meaning "clearing of wolves" in the béarnaise definition), comes from artiga'' which means "clearing" or "fallow land" and the oronym ''lob'' ("height"). The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune. Sources: *

Raymond Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ...

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''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 *Grosclaude: ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', 2006

Michel Grosclaude Michel Grosclaude (; oc, Miquèu; 1926–2002) was a philosopher and French linguist, and an author of works on grammar, lexicography and Occitan onomastics. Biography Born on 8 July 1926 in Nancy at (Meurthe-et-Moselle). He was the son of ...

, ''Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn'', Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, *Marca:

Pierre de Marca Pierre de Marca (24 January 1594 – 29 June 1662) was a French bishop and historian, born at Gan in Béarn of a family distinguished in the magistracy. His family was known among judicial circles in the 16th century, and maintained the ...

, ''History of Béarn''.

,
Histoire de Bearn
', La Veuve Jean Camusat, 1640, 850 pages *Cassini:

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from 1750Cassini Map 1750 – Artiguelouve
/ref> Origins: *Marca:

, ''History of Béarn''. *Order of Malta: Titles of the

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Titles of the

in the Departmental Archives of

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...

*Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques *Lescar: Cartulary of

Cartulary of the Bishop of Lescar, published in the proofs of the ''History of Béarn'' by

*Cour Major: Regulations of the Cour MajorCour Majour of Béarn, register manuscripts from the 15th century - 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 14 of his 1863 dictionary that, in 1385, Artiguelouve had 28 fires and depended on the

bailiwick A bailiwick () is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and once also applied to territories in which a privately appointed bailiff exercised the sheriff's functions under a royal or imperial writ. The bailiwick is probably modelled on t ...

of Pau. The commune was a dependency of the

Marquisate A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...

of Gassion and, with Poey, formed the jurisdiction of a notary.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Inter-communality

The commune is part of seven inter-communal structures: * the

Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées The communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées is a ''communauté d'agglomération'' in the ''département'' of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine ''région'' of France. It provides a framework within which local tasks ...

; * the SIVU for nursing home care for senior citizens in the Canton of Lescar; * the AEP association of Gave and Baise; * the association for the management of the

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

of the Juscle and its tributaries; * the Sanitation association for the communes of the valleys of the Juscle and the Baise; * the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques; * the inter-communal association for defence against flooding of the Gave de Pau;

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 1,621 inhabitants. Cinquau vers 1899

Economy

The commune is part of the

Appellation d'origine contrôlée An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical bo ...

(AOC) zones of

Jurançon AOC Jurançon is a wine region in South West France in the foothills of the Pyrenees, around the ''commune'' of Jurançon. It produces a dry white wine and a more sought after sweet white wine. The grape varieties used are Gros Manseng, Petit Mans ...

Béarn AOC Béarn is an ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) for wine in South West France. It is located in the area of intersection of three French departments: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées and Gers; and two regions: Aquitaine and Midi ...

, and

Ossau-iraty Ossau-Iraty is an Occitan- Basque cheese made from sheep milk. Origin Ossau-Iraty or Esquirrou is produced in south-western France, in the Northern Basque Country and in Béarn. Its name reflects its geographical location, the Ossau Valley in B ...

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint-Michel (15th century) is registered as a historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

Facilities

Education

Groupe scolaire Marc Dugene à Artiguelouve

The commune has a school grouping consisting of two kindergarten classes and five primary school class (Marc Dugène School GroupMiey de Béarn - Artiguelouve website
) as well as a library / media centre.

Sports and Sports facilities

The Artiguelouve Golf Course and also that of Billère are the two golf courses in the Pau area. La ''Maison des sports''Official website of the commune
/ref> was opened on 29 May 2010. Le ''FC3A'' is a football club and school for players from Artiguelouve, Arbus, and Aubertin.

Notable people linked to the commune

*Paul Ducournau, born at

Orthez Orthez (; eu, Ortheze; oc, Ortès, ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of New Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the sm ...

in 1910 and died at Artiguelouve in 1985, was a

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in the

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