See also: Laas

Laàs is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.

Geography

Hydrography

The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Gave d' Oloron, affluent of the Gave of Pau, and by its tributaries, the arriou Tort and the Barindein brooks, Arrebious and of Mignou.

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

• Orriule in north
• Andrein in the North-West
• Narp in the east
• Barraute-Camu in the west
• Montfort in the south

Toponymy

The toponym Laàs is mentioned in 1205 (titles of Bérérenx), and appears in the forms Feels-Bertemiu Laas and Las (1384, notaries of Navarrenx), the nau of Laas (1538, reformation of Béarn) and Làas (1863, topographic dictionary Basque Béarn-Country).

History

Paul Raymond note that in 1385, Laàs counted 20 fires and depended on the Bailliage of Navarrenx.

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to euf inter-commune structures:

• the Community of communes of Sauveterre-to-Béarn
• SIVOM of the canton of Navarrenx
• trade union of the Country of Gaves and Lausset
• center itercommunal of social action of Sauveterre-to-Béarn
• intercommunity association of the gaves of Oloron and Mauléon
• intercommunity association of the gaves and Saleys
• Bil mixed trade-union Your Garbi
• trade union AEP of Navarrenx
• departmental trade union of electrification.

Demography

2004: provisional population of INSEE.

Economy

The activity is primarily agricultural.

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Religious heritage

The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre church dates from the XIXe century.

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

Personalities related to the commune

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