Andrein (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Geography
Location Andrein is a béarnaise commune located on the left bank of the Gave d'Oloron 5 kilometres east of Sauveterre-de-Béarn and some 16 km south-west of Orthez. Access to the commune is by road D27 from Sauveterre-de-Bearn passing through the commune and the village and continuing east to Laàs. The D23 road from Burgaronne to L'Hôpital-d'Orion also passes through the north of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.Google Maps
Hydrography Located in the Drainage basin of the Adour, the southern border of the commune is formed by the Gave d'Oloron. Numerous streams flow south through the commune to the Gave d'Oloron including the Malourau and the Lourou which forms the eastern border. The northern border is formed by the Arrec Heurre which flows west to eventually join the Gave d'Oleron east of Abitain.
Localities and hamlets
Araspy Arrouzère Bachoué Château Baillenx Balespet La Baronnie Bétouzet Bonnemaison Bordenave (2 places) Braile Les Camous Casamayou Castagnède Casteret Charrie Cousté Esploubet Hieyte Hourcade Hourquet Laborde Lagouarde Lauga Lée Louhau Lourou Loustau Maysonnave Monplaisir Moulinau Pellou Pouyau Quartier de Pouyau La Salle Sarrail Suberborde Temboury Téoulé Tinguerot Touroun.
Géoportail, IGN
Neighbouring communes and villages
Toponymy The commune name in Béarnese dialect and in Gascon Occitan is Andrenh. Brigitte Jobbé-DuvalBrigitte Jobbé-Duval, Dictionary of placenames - Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2009, Archives and Culture, indicated that the name actually came from the family name Andréas with the suffix -enh. She also mentioned that the villagers were once called "cherry eaters".
The following table details the origins of the commune name and other names in the commune.
Name Spelling Date Source Page Origin Description Andrein Andrenh 1385 Raymond Census Village Andreinh 1544 Raymond Reformation Sanctus Petrus d'Andrein 1674 Raymond Insinuations Araspy Araspin 1385 Raymond Census Farm Araspin de haut 1614 Raymond Reformation Araspin de baig 1614 Raymond Reformation Arrouzère Arrosere 1385 Raymond Census Farm Arrozere 1391 Raymond Navarrenx Bachoué Bachoué 1641 Raymond Reformation Fief, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn Bétouzet Bétouzet 1611 Raymond Fief, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn Carjuzan Carjuzan Raymond Barony, subject to the Viscounts of Béarn Charrie L'ostau de Xarre 1385 Raymond Census Farm Charrie 1614 Raymond Reformation Charie 1863 Raymond Espiubeg Espiubeig 1780 Raymond Denombrement Place Espiubeigt 1780 Raymond Denombrement Larsun Larsuno 1540 Raymond Reformation Hamlet Lauga Lauga 1728 Raymond Denombrement Fief, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn Le Poey Le Poey 1863 Raymond Place Sahores Saƒores 1397 Raymond Navarrenx Farm La Salle La Sale d'Andrenh 1385 Raymond Census Fief, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn, subject to the bailiwick of Sauveterre La Sala d'Andrenh 1538 Raymond Reformation Touroun La maison noble du Touron 1728 Raymond Denombrement Fief Le Turon 1863 Raymond
Sources: Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011
Origins: Census: Census of BéarnManuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Reformation: Reformation of BéarnManuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Insinuations: Insinuations of the Diocese of OloronManuscripts from the 17th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Navarrenx: Notaries of NavarrenxDepartmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Denombrement: Denombremont of AndreinManuscripts from the 17th and 18th centuries in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
History Paul Raymond on page 6 of his 1863 dictionary noted that the commune had a Lay Abbey, a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.
In 1385 Andrein reported 17 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Sauveterre.
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 1995 2026 Alain Martin
Inter-communality The commune is part of five intercommunal structures:Intercommunality of Pyrénées-Atlantiques , Cellule informatique préfecture 64, consulted on 9 November 2011 the inter-communal centre for Social Action of Sauveterre-de-Béarn; the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves; the inter-communal association for the Gaves and of Saleys; the AEP association for the Saleys region; the energy association for Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Andreinais or Andreinaises in French.Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
Economy
Economic activity is mainly agricultural. The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone of Ossau-iraty.
Culture and Heritage
Environmental heritage The Touron de Larochelle is 195 metres high.
Notable people linked to the commune Emmanuel Berl, born 2 August 1892 in Vésinet (Seine-et-Oise) and died 21 September 1976 in Paris, was a journalist, historian and French essayist. In 1920 he married Jacqueline Bordes in Andrein. Arthur Hugenschmidt (1862–1929) stayed in Andein in 1928 and 1929 with the Countess of Viforano (daughter of Dr. Joseph Marie Alfred Beni-Barde) according to correspondence from the Presidency of the Republic.
See also Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
External links Andrein on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Andrein on the 1750 Cassini Map