Lys, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Lys
Lys

Coordinates: 43°07′52″N 0°21′06″W / 43.1311°N 0.3517°W / 43.1311; -0.3517Coordinates: 43°07′52″N 0°21′06″W / 43.1311°N 0.3517°W / 43.1311; -0.3517
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton Arudy
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Francis Laur
Area1 15.40 km2 (5.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 353
 • Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lys 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:

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 town is also traversed by the stream of the Fountain Mesplé, and its tributary, the stream of Subercase.

Localities and Hamlets

Surrounding Communities

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

Francis Laur has served as mayor since 1995, and is currently serving his third term, which will last until 2014.

Intermunicipal

The town is part of six intercommunal structures:

Population

1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
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 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
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518 450 430 412 376 348 353 354
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Economy

The town's economy is primarily oriented toward agriculture and livestock (sheep, cattle, pigs, mules).

See also

References

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