Angaïs

Angaïs is located in the urban area of Pau some 12 km south-east of Pau and 6 km south of Ousse. Access to the commune is by the D38 road from Ousse in the north-west passing through the town and continuing south to Baudreix. The D215 comes from near Assat in the west passing through the town and continuing south-east to Beuste. The D938 passes through the south-western corner of the commune and the D839 from Boeil-Bezing forms the southern border of the commune. The north-east of the commune is heavily forested for about 25% of the total land area with the rest of the commune outside the town area farmland.

Bus route 835 of the Interurban Network of Pyrenees Atlantiques from Bénéjacq to Pau services the commune.

File:Le Lagoin à Angaïs.jpg

The Lagoin river flows through the centre of the commune from south-east to north-west continuing to join the Gave de Pau near Pau.

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• Abérat
• Las Baches
• Bonnecaze
• Boué Bignes
• Las Clabades
• Coulat
• Grange de Cournac
• Lafont
• Grange Laraignou
• Le Moulin de Capbat
• Papus
• Pascal
• La Roque
• Turounet

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|Centre = Angaïs

|North = Artigueloutan

|Northeast = Nousty

|East = Lucgarier

|Southeast = Beuste

|South = Baudreix

|Southwest = Boeil-Bezing

|West = Bordes

|Northwest = Assat

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The commune name in béarnais is Angais.

Brigitte Jobbe-DuvalBrigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, {{ISBN|978-2-35077-151-9}} {{in lang|fr}} indicated that a possible origin of the name is the patronym Gaiz. She also mentioned that previously the people were nicknamed éleveurs de mules (Mule farmers). The breeding of these animals had been one of the most productive industries of the Nay plain and particularly of the commune of Angaïs.{{cite book|last=Lespy|first=Vastin|title=Dictons et proverbes du Béarn: parœmiologie comparée|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xUI7AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5|access-date=28 April 2012|edition=Public domain|language=fr|year=1892|publisher=Garet|pages=5–}}

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

Sources:

• Raymond: [https://books.google.com/books?id=2TCHmbiipFIC Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees], 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. {{in lang|fr}}[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 {{in lang|fr}}
• Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.2386&lon=-0.2514&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1750 – Angaïs]
• Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: {{Cassini-Ehess|793|Angaïs}}

Origins:

• Homages: Homages of BéarnManuscript from 1343 in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}
• Reformation: Reformation of BéarnManuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}
• Assat:Notaries of Assat in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}
• Fors de BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}
• Census: Census of Béarn
• Navarrenx: Notaries of NavarrenxNotaries of Navarrenx in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}

Paul Raymond noted on page 6 of his 1863 dictionary that the commune once had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385 there were 4 fires in the commune and it depended on the bailiwick of Pau.

On 2 February 1617 Louis de Colom, lay abbot of Angaïs and a trustee of Béarn, made an important speech which united the Catholics and Protestants of Béarn to resist the king's wishes, and to oppose the execution of any act that may lead to political annexation of Béarn to France. Later in the same year the First Huguenot Rebellion occurred.{{cite book|author=Société historique de Gascogne|title=Revue de gascogne: bulletin bimestrial de la société historique de Gascogne|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XjwVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA254|access-date=28 April 2012|edition=Public domain|volume=28|year=1887|publisher=Auch|language=fr|pages=254–}}

The Barony of Angaïs was created in 1656 by Louis XIV{{cite book|author=Ch. de Picamilh|title=Statistique generale des Basses-Pyrinees|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xfNAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA516|access-date=28 April 2012|year=1858|publisher=Vignancour|page=516}} and consisted of Beuste, Ousse, and Sendets.

Isaac de Navailles appears to have been the first Baron, and Henri de Navailles-Labatut was Baron of Angaïs in the mid-19th century.{{cite book|author=A. Dufau de Maluquer|title=Armorial de Béarn (tome 2)|date=2011 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qe3nxvmO404C&pg=PA78|access-date=28 April 2012|publisher=PyréMonde (Ed.Régionalismes)|isbn=978-2-84618-626-1|page=78}}{{cite book|last=d'Hauterive|first=André F. Borel|author-link=André Borel d'Hauterive|title=Annuaire de la pairie et de la noblesse de France et des maisons souveraines de l'Europe et de la diplomatie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YJhAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA223|access-date=28 April 2012|year=1846|publisher=Bureau de la Publ.|page=223}}

The Uzerte of Angaïs refers to a local phenomenon of plague that was documented in 1789. The inhabitants of Angaïs stated that almost every year the plague was transported by very clear water - which rose above the village on the plain on the upper side of the wooded area - in April, May, and June. It caused fatal diseases in humans and animals. The poisoned water also harmed plants, such as maize, wheat, flax, grass, and vegetables in gardens.

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List of Successive Mayors[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=22134 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}

The commune is part of six inter-communal structures:

• the Communauté de communes du Pays de Nay;
• the AEP association of the Plain of Nay;
• the Sanitation association of Gave and Lagoin;
• the association for defence against flooding in the Lagoin basin;
• the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
• the inter-communal association for the construction of the CES of Nay;

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Angaïsais or Angaïsaises in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques-64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques], habitants.fr

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| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|793|Angaïs}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-64023#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1793 |568

|1800 |562

|1806 |624

|1821 |661

|1831 |744

|1836 |789

|1841 |785

|1846 |851

|1851 |875

|1856 |853

|1861 |865

|1866 |830

|1872 |802

|1876 |783

|1881 |787

|1886 |757

|1891 |730

|1896 |716

|1901 |697

|1906 |671

|1911 |637

|1921 |560

|1926 |561

|1931 |537

|1936 |511

|1946 |467

|1954 |460

|1962 |491

|1968 |535

|1975 |534

|1982 |623

|1990 |760

|1999 |739

|2007 |803

|2012 |852

|2017 |889

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The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-Iraty.

• The Château of Angaïs (1908){{Mérimée Icon}} is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA64000036|PA64000036 Château of Angaïs}} {{in lang|fr}}

• The Parish Church of Notre-Dame (1845){{Mérimée Icon}} is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA64000583|IA64000583 Parish Church of Notre-Dame}} {{in lang|fr}} Inside the church the Altar and Retable (17th century){{Palissy Icon}} in the south side chapel are registered as historical objects.Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy|PM64000030|PM64000030 Altar and Retable}} {{in lang|fr}}

The Chemin Henri-IV borders the commune in the north-east. It is a walking trail that connects the Château of Franqueville to Bizanos near Pau at the Lake of Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées). It alternates forest trails with dirt roads and offers walkers panoramic views of the Pyrenees, the foothills, and the plains.

About 35 kilometres long, the route can be divided up between the various roads that it crosses. It is possible to go on foot, on horseback, or by bicycle but motor vehicles are forbidden.

The commune has a primary school.

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

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• [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.2386&lon=-0.2514&zoom=13 Angais on the 1750 Cassini Map]

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