Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Subprefecture and commune
Houses along the 'gave d'Aspe', before its junction with the 'gave d'Ossau' to make the 'gave d'Oloron'
Houses along the 'gave d'Aspe', before its junction with the 'gave d'Ossau' to make the 'gave d'Oloron'
Coat of arms of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Coat of arms
Location of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Map
Oloron-Sainte-Marie is located in France
Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Oloron-Sainte-Marie is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Coordinates: 43°11′41″N 0°36′20″W / 43.1947°N 0.6056°W / 43.1947; -0.6056
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementOloron-Sainte-Marie
CantonOloron-Sainte-Marie-1 and 2
IntercommunalityHaut Béarn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Uthurry[1]
Area
1
68.31 km2 (26.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,616
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64422 /64400
Elevation194–1,280 m (636–4,199 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Oloron-Sainte-Marie (French pronunciation: [ɔlɔʁɔ̃ sɛ̃t maʁi] ⓘ; Occitan: Auloron e Senta Maria; Basque: Oloroe-Donamaria) is a commune in the southwestern French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.[3]

History

The town was founded by the Romans in the 1st century, then known as Illoronensium.[4] Situated on the Roman way between the important towns of Dax and Saragossa, its position was strategic. Today known as Saint-Grat, Gratus of Oloron became in 506 the first known archbishop of the Ancient Diocese of Oloron then known as "Iluro".

The history of the town during the Migration Period is little known. In 1080, the viscount Centule V, Viscount of Béarn built the new city of "Oloron" (medieval version of the Roman name Iluro) on the opposite side of the river from the diocese center. Centule V restored the Roman walls and founded the strong city of Oloron that was to be used as a base to retake Aragon held by the Moors. The Oloron Cathedral was built at the beginning of the 12th century. The viscountal town of Oloron and the episcopal town of Sainte-Marie were then rivals, but Oloron strove on its textile industry and commerce with neighbouring Spain. Sainte-Marie became economically dependent upon Oloron.

The 18th century was the beginning of revival for Sainte-Marie as the end of French Wars of Religion allowed for restorations and new religious constructions in the town : cathedral, seminary, church Saint-Pierre. Moreover, the continued boom of commerce with Spain accelerated the construction of better communication and transportation routes to Oloron and Sainte-Marie.

With the French Revolution, Oloron lost its diocese to Bayonne but gained administrative importance by becoming one of the sous-préfectures of the new Republic. In 1858, the regent Impress Eugénie imposed the reunification of the towns of Oloron and Sainte-Marie.

Geography

Location

Situated at the feet of the Pyrénées, 50 km from the Spanish border and 100 km from the Atlantic ocean, Oloron-Sainte-Marie is at the confluence of two torrents (gaves), the Gave d'Aspe and the Gave d'Ossau, that merge to form the Gave d'Oloron. Capital of the Haut-Béarn, Oloron-Sainte-Marie is also at the point of origin of the three Haut-Béarn valleys : the Aspe Valley, the Ossau Valley and the Barétous Valley.

Neighboring communes: Esquiule, Moumour, Ledeuix, Estos, Cardesse, Monein, Goès, Précilhon, Escout, Herrère, Ogeu-les-Bains, Buziet, Arudy, Escot, Asasp-Arros, Lurbe-Saint-Christau, Eysus, Gurmençon, Bidos, Agnos, Ance and Féas.

Climate

The town has an oceanic climate, with mild and humid winters and cool or moderately warm summers. Rain is quite abundant (above 900 mm per year) and is mostly concentrated during cold season.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 13,028—    
1975 12,332−0.78%
1982 11,513−0.98%
1990 11,067−0.49%
1999 10,992−0.08%
2007 11,141+0.17%
2012 10,678−0.85%
2017 10,684+0.01%
Source: INSEE[5]

Economy

The Oloron economy is dominated by two well known manufacturing businesses:

* Lindt & Sprüngli have a chocolate factory in Oloron.
* Safran Landing Systems have a plant in the adjacent commune of Bidos which manufactures landing gear for aircraft.

Oloron is also famous, among hat enthusiasts, as the capital of the basque beret, although the beret business has fallen victim to the widespread collapse of the European textile business as well as changing fashions. Today only one beret business survives in Oloron. This is the Béatex company which employs approximately 80 people.

The area also benefits from an active agriculture sector, involving animal rearing and general agriculture as well as maize production. It is also part of the AOC defined districts entitled to produce the ewes' cheese, Ossau-Iraty.

Transport

The Pau–Canfranc railway passes through Oloron. Oloron railway station is served by TER Aquitaine, which operate eight trains per day to Pau and six to Bedous.

Public transport in the town is provided by a company called La Navette, which operate three bus routes.

Oloron - Herrère Aérodrome is an aerodrome five kilometers southeast of Oloron. It is predominantly used for light aviation and leisure.

Culture and heritage

Language

The local vernacular language is the Béarnese dialect, a dialect of Gascon language. One of the eight primary schools of Oloron is a Calandreta, a French/ Béarnese bilingual school.

The demonym corresponding to Oloron-Sainte-Marie is Oloronais.[6]

Architectural and historical landmarks

Oloron in 1843, by Eugène de Malbos

The town received the label French Towns and Lands of Art and History in November 2006.

Oloron's architectural and historical landmarks :

  • Tour de Grède
    Tour de Grède
  • Parc Pommé
    Parc Pommé
  • Cathedral Sainte Marie
    Cathedral Sainte Marie
  • Eglise Notre Dame
    Eglise Notre Dame
  • Cathedral Sainte Marie
    Cathedral Sainte Marie
  • Saint Great
    Saint Great

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Cultural life

Oloron is home to a number of festivals :

  • the jazz festival Des Rives & Notes on the first weekend of July,
  • the "Amateur web film festival", organised every spring season to showcase the best short films published on the internet,
  • the "Book without borders" fair held on the second weekend of June.

Oloron-Sainte-Marie has a theatre and concert venue (espace Pierre Jéliote).

Gastronomy

The town is renowned for its hearty vegetables, beans and meat soup, the garbure, for the Ossau-Iraty cheese, and for a delicacy invented by a local baker in 1925, the pastry "le Russe".

Notable people

Oloron-Sainte-Marie was the birthplace of:

Climate

Climate data for Oloron-Sainte-Marie (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1964–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8) 		27.8
(82.0) 		29.6
(85.3) 		32.2
(90.0) 		35.8
(96.4) 		38.4
(101.1) 		39.5
(103.1) 		40.6
(105.1) 		38.0
(100.4) 		34.5
(94.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		40.6
(105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.9
(53.4) 		13.0
(55.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		17.3
(63.1) 		20.9
(69.6) 		24.0
(75.2) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.3
(79.3) 		24.1
(75.4) 		20.4
(68.7) 		15.2
(59.4) 		12.5
(54.5) 		19.0
(66.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		7.6
(45.7) 		10.0
(50.0) 		11.7
(53.1) 		15.4
(59.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.7
(69.3) 		18.2
(64.8) 		14.8
(58.6) 		10.1
(50.2) 		7.6
(45.7) 		13.5
(56.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4) 		2.2
(36.0) 		4.4
(39.9) 		6.1
(43.0) 		9.9
(49.8) 		13.1
(55.6) 		15.2
(59.4) 		15.1
(59.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		9.3
(48.7) 		5.0
(41.0) 		2.7
(36.9) 		8.1
(46.6)
Record low °C (°F) −16.0
(3.2) 		−11.3
(11.7) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		0.8
(33.4) 		2.6
(36.7) 		7.3
(45.1) 		4.9
(40.8) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−10.1
(13.8) 		−16.0
(3.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 122.6
(4.83) 		103.3
(4.07) 		106.7
(4.20) 		138.0
(5.43) 		123.7
(4.87) 		101.6
(4.00) 		82.3
(3.24) 		93.1
(3.67) 		96.6
(3.80) 		117.7
(4.63) 		137.4
(5.41) 		118.2
(4.65) 		1,341.2
(52.80)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.1 11.0 11.5 14.0 13.6 11.0 9.0 9.8 9.4 12.0 11.6 11.7 136.7
Source: Meteociel[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ El euskera arcaico: extensión y parentescos, pag. 141
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Le nom des habitants de Pyrénées-Atlantiques". Habitants.fr.
  7. ^ "Normales et records pour Oloron-Ste-Mari (64)". Meteociel. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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