Barraute-Camu

Barraute-Camu
Barraute-Camu
Commune
	Location of Barraute-Camu
	Barraute-Camu Barraute-Camu
	Coordinates: 43°23′19″N 0°53′42″W / 43.3886°N 0.895°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
Intercommunality	Béarn des Gaves
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Agoutborde
Area 1	3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population (2021)	183
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64096 /64390
Elevation	53–145 m (174–476 ft) ; (avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Barraute-Camu (French pronunciation: [baʁot kamy]; Occitan: Berrauta e Camun) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.^[3]

Geography

Barraute-Camu is located 2 km east by south-east of Sauveterre-de-Béarn and 4 km west by north-west of Montfort. Access to the commune is by the D936 highway from Abitain in the west which passes through the heart of the commune just south of the village and continues east to Araujuzon. The commune is almost all farmland except for some forest along the river and along the southern border.^[4]^[5]

The Gave d'Oloron forms the northern border of the commune as it flows west to join the Gave de Pau at Peyrehorade to become the Gaves Réunis. The Ruisseau de Lapeyrère rises in the commune and flows north to join the Gave d'Oloron.^[4]^[5]

Places and hamlets

La Cabé
Camu
Campagne de Camu
Capulet
Crescent
Houch
Lageyre
Lahitau
Lasbignasses
Peyret
Théas

^[5]

Toponymy

The commune name in Occitan Gascon is Berrauta-Camun.

Michel Grosclaude said that the name comes from the basque berro: Broussailles and the collective suffix '-eta meaning "where there are no bushes" He also stated that Camu most likely comes from the Gascon kamy, the variant kamu meaning "fertile ground next to the river".^[6]

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

Name	Spelling	Date	Source	Page	Origin	Description
Barraute	Berraute	1150	Grosclaude		Sord	Village
	Berraute	1385	Raymond	21	Census
	Sent Sapriaa de Berraute	1413	Raymond	21	Notaries
	Berauta	1548	Raymond	21	Reformation
	Beraute	1687	Raymond	21	Reformation
	Barraute	1750	Cassini		Cassini 1750
	Baraulte	1801	Ldh/EHESS/Cassini
	Barrante	1801	Ldh/EHESS/Cassini

Camu	Camoo	1385	Raymond	40	Census	Village
	Camuu	1385	Raymond	40	Census
	Camur en Bearn	1477	Raymond	40	Ohix

Les Ahitaux	Les Ahitaux	1863	Raymond	3		Hamlet

Sources:

Grosclaude: Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, 2006 (in French)^[6]
Raymond: Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, 1863, on the page numbers indicated in the table. (in French)^[7]
Cassini: 1750 Cassini Map^[8]
Ldh/EHESS/Cassini: Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Barraute-Camu, EHESS (in French).

Origins:

Sorde: Cartulary of Sorde^[9]
Census: Census of Béarn^[10]
Notaries: Notaries of Navarrenx^[11]
Reformation: Reformation of Béarn^[12]
Ohix: Contracts retained by Ohix, Notary of Soule^[13]

History

Barraute appears as Barraute on the 1750 Cassini Map^[8] and the same on the 1790 version.^[14]

Camu appears as Camu on the 1750 Cassini Map^[8] and does not appear on the 1790 version.^[14]

Paul Raymond noted on page 21 and 40 of his 1863 dictionary that in 1385 Barraute had 24 fires and Camu 11. Barraute was part of the bailiwick of Navarrenx and Camu in that of Sauveterre.^[7]

The communes of Barraute and Camu were merged on 14 June 1841.^[7]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[15]

From	To	Name
1995	2020	Jean Cazenave
2020	2026	Jean Agoutborde

Inter-communality

The commune is part of five inter-communal structures:

the inter-communal centre for social action of Community of communes of Béarn des Gaves;
the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves;
the Energy association of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
the inter-communal association for management of drinking water from the Saleys and the Gaves;
the inter-communal association of Gaves and Saleys

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 174 inhabitants.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	194	—
1800	190	−0.30%
1806	305	+8.21%
1821	216	−2.27%
1831	216	+0.00%
1836	249	+2.88%
1841	418	+10.92%
1846	404	−0.68%
1851	403	−0.05%
1856	371	−1.64%
1861	359	−0.66%
1866	337	−1.26%
1872	335	−0.10%
1876	335	+0.00%
1881	322	−0.79%
1886	308	−0.89%
1891	329	+1.33%
1896	289	−2.56%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	304	+1.02%
1906	318	+0.90%
1911	294	−1.56%
1921	258	−1.30%
1926	256	−0.16%
1931	271	+1.15%
1936	246	−1.92%
1946	245	−0.04%
1954	222	−1.22%
1962	213	−0.52%
1968	210	−0.24%
1975	187	−1.64%
1982	186	−0.08%
1990	160	−1.86%
1999	164	+0.27%
2007	150	−1.11%
2012	161	+1.43%
2017	174	+1.57%

Source: EHESS^[16] and INSEE^[17]

Economy

The main activity is agricultural. The commune is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée of Ossau-iraty

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Cyprien and Saint Justine (Middle Ages) is registered as an historical monument.^[18] It was restored in the 19th century.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ ^a ^b ^c Barraute-Camu on Google Maps
^ ^a ^b ^c Barraute-Camu on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
^ ^a ^b Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2-35068-005-3(in French)
^ ^a ^b ^c Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)
^ ^a ^b ^c Barraute and Camu on the 1750 Cassini Map
^ Cartulary of the Abbey Saint John of Sorde, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca (in French)
^ Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
^ Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
^ Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
^ Manuscripts from the 15th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)
^ ^a ^b Barraute on the 1790 Cassini Map
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Barraute-Camu, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000667 Church of Saint Cyprien and Saint Justine (in French)

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

[Google-4] Barraute-Camu on Google Maps

[Geo-5] Barraute-Camu on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)

[Grosclaude-6] Michel Grosclaude, Toponymic Dictionary of communes, Béarn, Edicions reclams & Édition Cairn - 2006, 416 pages, ISBN 2-35068-005-3(in French)

[Raymond-7] Topographic Dictionary of the Department of Basses-Pyrenees, Paul Raymond, Imprimerie nationale, 1863, Digitised from Lyon Public Library 15 June 2011 (in French)

[Cassini1750-8] Barraute and Camu on the 1750 Cassini Map

[Sorde-9] Cartulary of the Abbey Saint John of Sorde, published in the proofs of the History of Béarn by Pierre de Marca (in French)

[censier-10] Manuscript from the 14th century - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)

[Notaires_de_Nay-11] Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)

[Réformation_de_Béarn-12] Manuscript from the 16th to 18th centuries - Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)

[13] Manuscripts from the 15th century in the Departmental Archives of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French)

[Cassini1790-14] Barraute on the 1790 Cassini Map

[15] List of Mayors of France (in French)

[ehess-16] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Barraute-Camu, EHESS (in French).

[pophist-17] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[18] Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA64000667 Church of Saint Cyprien and Saint Justine (in French)

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