Arrien

Arrien
Arrien
Commune
	Countryside at Arrien
	Location of Arrien
	Arrien Arrien
	Coordinates: 43°18′41″N 0°09′15″W / 43.3114°N 0.1542°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès
Intercommunality	CC Nord-Est Béarn
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Canton
Area 1	4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Population (2021)	200
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64053 /64420
Elevation	312–389 m (1,024–1,276 ft) ; (avg. 374 m or 1,227 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arrien (French pronunciation: [aʁjɛ̃]; Occitan: Arrien) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Geography

Arrien is located some 18 km east by north-east of Pau and 5 km west of Séron. Access to the commune is by road D42 from Sedzère in the north passing through the heart of the commune east of the village and continuing south to Eslourenties-Daban. The D145 also comes from Baleix in the north and joins the D42 in the commune then continues south-west to Lourenties. Access to the village (Town Hall) is by the Chemin de l'Eglise going west from the D42 and by other local roads. Apart from some patches of forest on the western border the commune is entirely farmland.^[3]

The Canne stream forms the southern border of the commune joining the Gabas at the south-western corner which in turn forms most of the western border of the commune flowing north-west then north eventually joining the Adour near Toulouzette. The Poundets stream forms the eastern border of the commune and flows north to join the Petit Lees near Lombia.

Places and Hamlets

Canton
Cazaux
Claria
La Croix d'Arrien
Fontaine Saint-Jean
Peret
La Picharotte
Poulot
Pouygarou
Sarthou

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

Its name in béarnais is Arrien.

Michel Grosclaude indicated that the origin of the name is obscure and mentioned the possibility of the name of a former owner Ariee.^[4]

The following table details the origins of the commune name.

Name	Spelling	Date	Source	Page	Origin	Description
Arrien	Arien	1385	Raymond	12	Census	Village
	Rien	1536	Raymond	12	Eslourenties
	Saint-Jean d'Arien	18th century	Raymond	12	Empire
	Arrien	1750	Cassini
	Arricu	1793	Ldh/EHESS/Cassini

Sources:

Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)^[5]
Cassini: Cassini Map from 1750^[6]
Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arrien, EHESS (in French).

Origins:

Census: Census of Béarn^[7]
Eslourenties: Census of Eslourenties^[8]
Empire: Archives of the Empire, K 779, No. 12 (in French)

History

Paul Raymond noted that the commune had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. In 1385 Arrien had 5 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. The church depended on the Abbey of Saint-Sigismund at Orthez.^[5]

The Saint-Jean fountain is known for its healing powers of varicose ulcers and eye diseases and has attracted many pilgrims since the 12th century.^[9]

The commune was part of the Archdeaconry of Vic-Bilh, which depended on the Bishop of Lescar. Lembeye was the chief town.^[10]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[11]

From	To	Name
1923	1929	Dominique Pédedieu
1929	1944	Joseph Canton
1944	1946	Joseph Lahon
1947	1959	Joseph Canton
1959	1983	Pierre Canton
1983	1995	André Cazalis
1995	2001	Jean Canton
2001	2005	Jean Louis Cazalis
2005	2008	Bernard Joan
2008	2020	Martine Loustau
2020	2026	Jean Canton

Inter-communality

The commune is part of four inter-communal structures:

the Communauté de communes du Nord-Est Béarn;
the AEP association of Luy and Gabas;
the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
the inter-communal association for the construction of the Soumoulou rescue centre;

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 185 inhabitants.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	209	—
1800	201	−0.56%
1806	191	−0.85%
1821	231	+1.28%
1831	252	+0.87%
1836	239	−1.05%
1841	265	+2.09%
1846	269	+0.30%
1851	270	+0.07%
1856	272	+0.15%
1861	308	+2.52%
1866	281	−1.82%
1872	250	−1.93%
1876	241	−0.91%
1881	235	−0.50%
1886	208	−2.41%
1891	190	−1.79%
1896	193	+0.31%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	189	−0.42%
1906	218	+2.90%
1911	187	−3.02%
1921	161	−1.49%
1926	180	+2.26%
1931	163	−1.96%
1936	154	−1.13%
1946	135	−1.31%
1954	135	+0.00%
1962	132	−0.28%
1968	125	−0.90%
1975	112	−1.56%
1982	120	+0.99%
1990	138	+1.76%
1999	135	−0.24%
2007	121	−1.36%
2012	160	+5.75%
2017	185	+2.95%

Source: EHESS^[12] and INSEE^[13]

Culture and Heritage

Civil Heritage

There are two registrations of historical monuments for Arrien:

Houses and Farms^[14]
The former Chateau of Arrien (19th century)..^[15] The original chateau was sold in 1730 and converted to a presbytery. The building was sold by the commune in 1975. It is shown on the Cassini Map as a "chateau".

Religious Heritage

The Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist (19th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[16] The church contains several items that are registered as historical objects: