Araujuzon


Araujuzon is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Araujuzonais or Araujuzonaises.

Geography

Location

The town is located some 40 km north-west of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, 15 km east by south-east of Sauveterre-de-Béarn, and 8 km north-west of Navarrenx.

Access

Araujuzon is accessed by the D936 road from Oloron-Sainte-Marie which passes through the north of the commune and continues west to Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren. There is also the D160 road from the southern border where it joins the D115 passing through the length of the commune to the D936 west of the village. The D265 road also links the north of the commune to Narp. The village is close to the D936 and can be reached by a number of country roads.
The Intercity network of Pyrénées-Atlantiques bus network currently has a stop in the commune on Route 850 from Oloron-Sainte-Marie to Sauveterre-de-Béarn.

Hydrography

Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, the northern border of the commune is formed by the Gave d'Oloron with its tributary, the Lausset, passing through the commune and joining the Gave d'Oleron near the village. The Ruisseau de la Mousquere rises in the commune and gathers several tributaries while flowing north-west to join the Gave d'Oleron.
The Cassou dou Boue and the Ruisseau de Lescuncette rise in the south of the commune and flow south-east to join the Ruisseau de Harcellane.

Localities and hamlets

Toponymy

The name of the commune in Béarnese is Araus-Juzon. The commune name in Gascon is Lajuson.
For Michel Grosclaude, the name comes from lau and juzon. Brigitte Jobbé-Duval indicated that Juzon meaning "underneath" gives the place name translating as "underneath Arrau", but more likely "underneath Araux".
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
NameSpellingDateSourcePageOriginDescription
AraujuzonAraus-Jusoo13th centuryRaymond
8
Fors de BéarnVillage
Araus-Juson1487Raymond
8
EStablishments
Araujuson1546Raymond
8
Reformation
Laujuzon1714GrosclaudeAraujuzon Parish Register
Araujuzon1750Cassini
Araujuson1793Ldh/EHESS/Cassini
Araujuzon1801Ldh/EHESS/CassiniBulletin des lois
DomecDomec13th centuryRaymond
55
Fors de BéarnFief, Vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn and dependent on the Bailiwick of Navarrenx
LarcebeauLe Larcebau1863Raymond
94
Stream also called Ruisseau d'Escounerbiets

Sources:
Origins:
noted on page 8 of the 1863 dictionary that the commune had a Lay Abbey which was a vassal of the Viscounty of Béarn. In 1385 Araujuzon had 46 fires and depended on the Bailiwick of Navarrenx. It became a dependency of the Barony of Jasses from 1644 which included Araujuzon, Araux, Jasses, Montfort, and Viellenave. In 1790 the commune was part of the Canton of Sauveterre.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19952008Pierre Higue
20082020Jean-Claude Larco

Inter-communality

The commune is part of nine inter-communal structures:
Araujuzon is also part of the Pays de Lacq Orthez Béarn des Gaves.

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 191 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 towns that have a sample survey every year.

Economy

Economic activity is mainly agricultural. The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée zone of Ossau-iraty.

Facilities

The commune has an elementary school.