Baliracq-Maumusson

Baliracq-Maumusson
Entry to Baliracq
Baliracq-Maumusson
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Baliracq-Maumusson
Coordinates: 43°32′48″N 0°15′14″W / 43.5467°N 0.2539°W / 43.5467; -0.2539Coordinates: 43°32′48″N 0°15′14″W / 43.5467°N 0.2539°W / 43.5467; -0.2539
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Garlin
Intercommunality	Canton de Garlin
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Sylvain Sergent
Area1	6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	145
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	64090 / 64330
Elevation	120–224 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baliracois or Baliracoises.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

Places and hamlets^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

	Garlin		Castetpugon
			Mascaraàs-Haron
		Baliracq-Maumusson
	Claracq	Taron-Sadirac-Viellenave	Saint-Jean-Poudge

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".^[10]

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

Sources:

• Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (French)^[11]
• Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (French)^[10]
• Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750^[12]
• Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini database (French)

Origins:

• Marca: Pierre de Marca, History of Béarn.^[13]
• Carresse:^[14]
• Terrier: Terrier of Baliracq, E 177
• Reformation: Reformation of Béarn^[15]

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^[16]

The Town Hall in Baliracq

Mayors from 1933

(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]}

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)^[17]
• A Farmhouse at Baliracq-Bouquehort (19th century)^[4]
• The Coussié House at Maumusson-Tardan (1742)^[9]
• The Castéra House at Baliracq-Castéra (1742)^[5]
• The Lafon House at Maumusson-Crédey (17th century)^[6]
• The Sansot House at Maumusson-Sansot (19th century)^[8]
• The Chateau de Milly at Maumusson-Florence (18th century)^[7]
• Houses and Farms (18th-19th century)^[18]
• A Fortified Area (Middle Ages)^[19]
• A Fortified Complex (Prehistoric).^[20] 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.^[21] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

External links

• Baliracq-Maumusson on Lion1906
• Baliracq-Maumusson on Google Maps
• Baliracq-Maumusson on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Baliracq and Maumußon on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Baliracq-Maumusson on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

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, 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

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