Lys, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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| Coordinates: 43°07′52″N 0°21′06″W / 43.1311°N 0.3517°WCoordinates: 43°07′52″N 0°21′06″W / 43.1311°N 0.3517°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nadège Poueymirou Bouchet |
| Area 1 | 15.40 km2 (5.95 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 329 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64363 /64260 |
| Elevation | 304–510 m (997–1,673 ft) (avg. 424 m or 1,391 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Lys (French pronunciation: [lis]; Occitan: Lo Lis) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
Geography[]
Hydrography[]
The town is bisected by a tributary of the Gave de Pau, the Luz Creek (15.2 km in France) and its tributaries:
- The Gest Brook (14.8 km in France) and its tributary:
- The Herran stream
- The Luz de Casalis brook
A tributary of the Beez (which in itself is a tributary of the Gave de Pau) also runs through the town: the Landistou Creek (12.5 km in France) and its tributaries:
- The Betbeder stream
- The Bonnasserre stream
- The Chourrup stream
- The Lazerau stream
- The Lespereu stream
The town is also traversed by the stream of the Fountain Mesplé, and its tributary, the stream of Subercase.
Localities and Hamlets[]
- lou Boscq
- Vic de Hoges de Baix
- Vic de Hoges de Haut
- Vic de Lis de Baix
- Vic de Lis de Haut
Surrounding Communities[]
- Sévignacq-Meyracq to the north
- Haut-de-Bosdarros to the northeast
- Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget to the east
- Sainte-Colome to the southwest
- Louvie-Juzon to the south
Toponymy[]
The name Lys appears as Lis-Sainte-Colomme (Lily Saint Colomme) from the 1721 census. The name comes from Gascony, and means 'flat land'.
History[]
Lys was formerly an annex of Sainte-Colome until it acquired municipality status on January 2, 1858.
Government[]
The current mayor is Nadège Poueymirou Bouchet, in office since 2020.
Intermunicipal[]
The town is part of six intercommunal structures:
- Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau (The Municipality of the Ossau Valley)
- Syndicat de la perception d'Arudy
- Municipal association for the management of the Beez and watersheds.
- Municipal association for the construction of the CES of Nay
- Ossau Valley water union
- Lower Ossau electric union
Population[]
| 1856 | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1080 | 1070 | 1084 | 1040 | 962 | 985 | 998 | 924 | |
| 1901 | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 |
| 916 | 908 | 856 | 685 | 657 | 622 | 621 | 564 | 526 |
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| 518 | 450 | 430 | 412 | 376 | 348 | 353 | 354 |
Economy[]
The town's economy is primarily oriented toward agriculture and livestock (sheep, cattle, pigs, mules).
See also[]
- Ossau Valley
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
- Sainte-Colome
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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