Angous

Angous is located some 5 km south-west of Navarrenx and 12 km north-east of Mauléon-Licharre. It can be accessed by the D2 road which runs from Navarrenx and forms the south-eastern border of the commune before continuing to Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu. Access to the village is by the D69 road which runs off the D2 to the village. The commune consists of mainly farmland with patches of forest.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Angous,+France/@43.2837891,-0.8047841,6622m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0xd56e5c8b3260111:0xb68d74181f39aac5?hl=en Google Maps]

Located on the watershed of the Adour, the Serrot, a tributary of the Lausset, with many tributaries flows through the commune from south-west to north-east passing near the village. The Ruisseau de Lassere with many tributaries also flows from the south-west towards the northeast to the east of the village and forms part of the eastern border.

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• Beigbédé
• Bestit
• Bois de Carrié
• Bonnehoun
• Bordenave
• Cabane
• Caillau
• Carrié
• Chincas
• Claverie
• Denis
• Jaquet
• Labadie
• Labatut
• Labourdette
• Lagrave
• Lahaderne
• Larrieu
• Lartigue
• Lauga
• Ligaray
• Maréchal
• Miranda
• Mirassou
• Montjoye
• Mouliet
• Nabarre (ruins)
• Olive
• Parfouby
• Poumirau
• Pucheu
• Serbielle
• Serrot
• Trouilh

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|Centre = Angous

|North = Araux

|Northeast = Susmiou

|East = Dognen

|Southeast = Prechacq-Josbaig

|South =

|Southwest = Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu

|West = Charritte-de-Bas

|Northwest = Charre

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The commune name in Gascon is Angós which means "marshy terrain" according to Michel Grosclaude and Brigitte Jobbé-DuvalBrigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of place names - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, {{ISBN|978-2-35077-151-9}} {{in lang|fr}}

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}}
• Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 {{in lang|fr}}Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, {{ISBN|2-35068-005-3}} {{in lang|fr}}
• Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.2947&lon=0.8125&zoom=13 Cassini Map 1750 – Angous]
• Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: {{Cassini-Ehess|850|Angous}}

Origins:

• Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - 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}}
• Insinuations: Insinuations of the Diocese of OloronManuscripts from the 17th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}
• Notaries: Notaries of NavarrenxNotaries of Navarrenx in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}
• Angous: Titles of Angous.Titles of Angous in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{in lang|fr}}

Paul Raymond noted on page 6 of the 1863 dictionary that the commune had a Lay Abbey, a vassal of the Viscount of Béarn. In 1385 there were 12 fires in Angous and it depended on the bailiwick of Navarrenx.

The barony of Gabaston, a vassal of the Viscount of Béarn, was made up of Angous, Navailles, and Susmiou.

File:Angous School.JPG

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List of Successive Mayors[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=22135 List of Mayors of France]

The commune is part of six inter-communal structures:

• the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves;
• the inter-communal association for Gaves and of Saleys;
• the mixed forestry association for the oak groves in the Basque and béarnais valleys;
• the collection association of Navarrenx;
• the AEP association of Navarrenx;
• the energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

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

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| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|850|Angous}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-64025#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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|1793 |342

|1800 |356

|1806 |383

|1821 |352

|1831 |385

|1836 |387

|1841 |372

|1846 |382

|1851 |365

|1856 |351

|1861 |325

|1866 |317

|1872 |291

|1876 |289

|1881 |305

|1886 |265

|1891 |278

|1896 |270

|1901 |273

|1906 |242

|1911 |261

|1921 |250

|1926 |249

|1931 |228

|1936 |225

|1946 |214

|1954 |224

|1962 |196

|1968 |158

|1975 |151

|1982 |129

|1990 |121

|1999 |111

|2007 |100

|2012 |114

|2017 |102

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File:Angous War Memorial.JPG

The activity is directed mainly towards agriculture (livestock grazing, market gardening, and horticultural crops). The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.

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The Parish Church of Saint-André (1847){{Mérimée Icon}} is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA64000569|IA64000569 Parish Church of Saint-André}} {{in lang|fr}}

;Church Gallery

Angous Church Interior.JPG|Church Interior

Angous Church Baptismal Font.JPG|Baptismal Font

The sect Tabitha's place has a property of eleven hectares in the commune.

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

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• [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=43.2947&lon=-0.8125&zoom=13 Angous on the 1750 Cassini Map]

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