Denguin

Denguin is a commune of the Pyrénées -Atlantiques in the Aquitaine region. Administratively, it is assigned to the Canton of Lescar and the district of Pau.

Geography

The village with 1761 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) located at the foot of the Pyrenees, 15 km west of Pau, on the right ( north-east ) bank of the river Gave de Pau. Denguin counts for agglomeration Pau and is crossed by the Autoroute A64, which corresponds to the E80 and runs from Bayonne to Pau.

The municipal area also includes the two settlements Vignoles and Mounou - Bergé.

History

Denguin under stood in the middle ages the Bailiwick of Pau and there was locally a dependent of the vice- county of Béarn lay monastery. Such called monasteries, Abbaye laïque, were at that time very typical of the French Pyrenees region. The archivist Paul Raymond calculated in the 19th century that it was in Denguin 1385 probably 46 taxable households ( Feux fiscaux ).

1654, a barony formed out which included the places Denguin, Vignoles and Aussevielle and was under the vice county of Béarn.

Toponyms

In ancient writings Denguin also appears under the following names:

• Denguii in the 11th century in the cartulary of Morlaàs
• Danginum 1101, ibid
• Dengui 1104 cartulary of Lescar
• Dengunum and Denguinum in the 13th century Titres de Béarn
• Danguii 1385 in Censier de Béarn
• Dengii 1402 ibid
• Dengun 1535 in Réformation de Béarn
• Danguin 1675 ibid

The district Vignoles was also known under the following names:

• Binholes 1286 in Titres de Béarn
• Vinholes 1385 in Censier de Béarn

Coat of arms

Blazon: Argent, a heart shield gold and red riveted.

Demographics

Economy

Denguin is one of the communities, which may market their hard cheese made ​​from sheep's milk under the protected designation of origin AOC Ossau -Iraty.

Attractions

• The church of Saint -Pierre goes back to the 18th century.

Personalities

• The famous French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu was born on August 1, 1930 in Denguin and grew up there.