Abère
Abère is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography. Location. Abère is located some 22 km northeast of Pau and some 9 km northeast of Morlaas. The D7 road (Route de Vic) heading east from Saint-Jammes passes through the southern portion of the commune and continues to Baleix. Access to the village is by the Chemin de Lapoutge going north from the D7 for about 6 km. The Highway D207 coming south from Simacourbe forms the eastern boundary of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with forests in  the north and east Hydrography. Located in the watershed of the Adour, the Grand Léez river forms the western border of the commune, with the Arriutort joining it at the northern tip of the commune and forming the northeastern border of the commune. Toponymy. The name "Abère" was mentioned in the tenth century (according to Pierre de Marca) and appeared in the forms: Michel Grosclaude proposed a Latin etymology of "abellana" or "abella", derived from the Béarnais "abera" (according to Brigitte Jobbé-Duval.), which means "hazelnut" and by extension "the hazel copse" The commune's name in Béarnais is "Avera . History. Paul Raymond noted that in 1385, there were 8 fires in Abère and that it depended on the bailiwick of Pau. A barony was created in 1672, a vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn. The commune was part of the Archdiocese of Vic-Bihl, which in turn depended on the Diocese of Lescar of which Lembeye was the capital. Its Lay Abbey, the house of Bosom d'Abadie" is mentioned in 1385. Administration. List of Successive Mayors of Abère Intercommunality. Abère is a member of three inter-communal organisations: Culture and Heritage. Civil heritage. Several structures are listed as historical  monuments in the commune. These are: