Abère

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Abère is located some 22 km northeast of Pau and some 9 km northeast of Morlaas. The D7 road (Route de Vic) heading east from Saint-Jammes passes through the southern portion of the commune and continues to Baleix. Access to the village is by the Chemin de Lapoutge going north from the D7 for about 6 km. The Highway D207 coming south from Simacourbe forms the eastern boundary of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with forests in the north and east[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ab%C3%A8re/@43.3835055,-0.1661794,6682m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0xd563b6c15015a8f:0x8822edc9e08a8a11?hl=en Google Maps]

Located in the watershed of the Adour, the Grand Léez river forms the western border of the commune, with the Arriutort joining it at the northern tip of the commune and forming the northeastern border of the commune.

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• Bartot
• Berducq
• Bordenave
• Briscoulet
• Courde
• Crouquet
• Hourcade
• Labat
• Larré
• Piarrette
• Salabert
• La Teulère

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[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.1744,43.3906&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Géoportail], IGN, consulted on 14 October 2011 {{in lang|fr}}

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|Centre = Abère

|North = Gerderest

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|East = Anoye

|Southeast = Baleix

|South = Sedzere

|Southwest = Gabaston

|West = Saint-Laurent-Bretagne

|Northwest = Riupeyrous

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The name Abère was mentioned in the tenth century[https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees], Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011, p. 2 {{in lang|fr}} (according to Pierre de MarcaPierre de Marca, History of Béarn p. 268 {{in lang|fr}}) and appeared in the forms:

• Oere and Bere (1385 Census of BéarnManuscript of the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}),
• Vere and Avere (1385Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, {{ISBN|2 35068 005 3}}, p. 214 {{in lang|fr}} Census of Morlaàs, but uncertain if it is the same locality),
• Oeyre was mentioned in 1487 Registry of Béarnais businesses.Manuscripts of the 15th and 16th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}
• Abere appears on the Cassini Map of 1750[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.3906&lon=-0.1744&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1750 - Abère] and in the 1790 map,[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/clipmosaiccassini400.html?lat=43.3906&lon=-0.1744&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1790 - Abère] Bulletin of Laws.

Michel Grosclaude proposed a Latin etymology of abellana or abella, derived from the Béarnais abera (according to Brigitte Jobbé-Duval.Brigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, {{ISBN|978-2-35077-151-9}}), which means "hazelnut" and by extension "the hazel copse"

The commune's name in Béarnais is Avera.

Paul Raymond noted that in 1385, there were 8 fires in Abère and that it depended on the bailiwick of Pau. A barony was created in 1672, a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. The commune was part of the Archdiocese of Vic-Bihl, which in turn depended on the Diocese of Lescar of which Lembeye was the capital.[https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees], p. 174

Its Lay Abbey, 18pxMinistry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00027107|IA00027107 Lay Abbey}} {{in lang|fr}} the house of Bosom d'Abadie is mentioned in 1385.

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List of Successive Mayors of Abère[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=22114 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}

Abère is a member of three inter-communal organisations:[https://archive.today/20121218090829/http://comdpt.pyrenees-atlantiques.pref.gouv.fr/ComDpt64/ComGrp.php?siren=216400028&licom=Ab%C3%A8re Intercommunalité des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 9 November 2011]

• the community of communes of Nord-Est Béarn
• the AEP Union for the Luy and Gabas Regions
• the energy Union of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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| source = EHESS (1793-1999){{Cassini-Ehess|32|Abère}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-64002#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1793 |296

|1800 |199

|1806 |256

|1821 |194

|1831 |170

|1836 |259

|1841 |285

|1846 |272

|1851 |291

|1856 |261

|1861 |264

|1866 |257

|1872 |230

|1876 |247

|1881 |238

|1886 |225

|1891 |226

|1896 |201

|1901 |212

|1906 |196

|1911 |200

|1921 |180

|1926 |160

|1931 |154

|1936 |165

|1946 |154

|1954 |149

|1962 |150

|1968 |140

|1975 |133

|1982 |132

|1990 |123

|1999 |133

|2009 |147

|2014 |158

|2020 |165

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Several structures are listed as historical monuments in the commune. These are:

• Tile factory at la Teulère18pxMinistry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00027108|IA00027108 Tile Factory}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Former Lay Abbey: the Bosom d'Abadie18px
• Town Hall (former Presbytery) (19th century)18pxMinistry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00027106|IA00027106 Town Hall (Presbytery)}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Chateau of Bordenave d'Abère (1732)18pxMinistry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00027105|IA00027105 Chateau of Bordenave d'Abère}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Menyucq House farm (1841)18pxMinistry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00027103|IA00027103 Menyucq House}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Houses and Farms (19th century)18pxMinistry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00027102|IA00027102 Houses and Farms}} {{in lang|fr}}

• The Church of St. John the Baptist (16th century)18pxMinistry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00027104|IA00027104 Church of St. John the Baptist}} {{in lang|fr}} The church contains several historical objects. These are:
• Processional Cross (17th century)18pxMinistry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM64000446|IM64000446 Processional Cross}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Altar Cross18pxMinistry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM64000445|IM64000445 Altar Cross}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Painting: Christ on the Cross with Saint John, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist (18th century)18pxMinistry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM64000444|IM64000444 Painting: Christ on the Cross}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Baptismal Fonts (12th century)18pxMinistry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM64000443|IM64000443 Baptismal Fonts}} {{in lang|fr}}
• 4 Altar Candlesticks18pxMinistry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM64000442|IM64000442 4 Altar Candlesticks}} {{in lang|fr}}
• 2 statues: Angels holding a column and a scale18pxMinistry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM64000441|IM64000441 2 Statues of angels}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Tabernacle18pxMinistry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM64000440|IM64000440 Tabernacle}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Altar (18th century)18pxMinistry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM64000439|IM64000439 Carved wood Altar}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Altar, Tabernacle, and 4 Candlesticks at the secondary altar18pxMinistry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|IM64000438|IM64000438 Altar, Tabernacle, 4 Candlesticks}} {{in lang|fr}}

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

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• [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.1744,43.3906&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Abère on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
• [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.3906&lon=-0.1744&zoom=13 Abere on the 1750 Cassini Map]

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