Auriac, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Auriac () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as "Auriacois" or "Auriacoises". Geography. Auriac is located some 20 km north of Pau just east of Argelos. Access to the commune is by road D834 from Sarron in the north which passes through the commune and continues to Pau in the south. Access to the village is by road D944 from the village to Thèze in the north-west and the D227 from the village to Sévignacq in the south-east . The A55 autoroute passes through the north of the commune with Exit 9 just north-east of the commune giving access to road D834. The commune is mixed forest and farmland. Toponymy. The commune name in béarnais is "Auriac". Michel Grosclaude said that the name probably comes from the Latin man's name "Aurius" with the Gallo-Roman suffix "-acum" giving "Domain of Aurius". The following table shows the origin of the commune name: Sources: Origins: History. Paul Raymond noted that Auriac was once an annex of Argelos. Administration. List of Successive Mayors Inter-communality. The commune is part of  five inter-communal structures: Demography. In 2017 the commune had 238 inhabitants. Culture and heritage. Civil heritage. The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: Religious heritage. The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments: Facilities. Auriac has a primary school which also serves the communes of Garlède-Mondebat, Lalonquette et Miossens-Lanusse in an Educational Inter-communal Grouping.