Lys (French pronunciation: [lis]; Occitan: Lo Lis) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.

Geography

Hydrography

The river Landistou [fr], a 12.5 km long tributary of the Béez, passes through the village Lys. Several tributaries of the Landistou (Betbeder, Bonnasserre, Chourrup, Lazerau, Lespereu) also pass through the commune.[3] The northern part of the commune is drained by the river Luz [fr], a 15.2 km long tributary of the Gave de Pau, and some of its tributaries (Gest, Herran, Luz de Casalis).[4] The southern part of the commune is drained by the stream Ruisseau de la Fontaine de Mesplé (Béez basin), and its tributary Ruisseau de Subercase.[5]

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

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 in 1858.[6]

Administration

The current mayor is Nadège Poueymirou Bouchet, in office since 2020.[1]

The town is part of the following intercommunal structures:

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1861 1,080—    
1866 1,070−0.19%
1872 1,084+0.22%
1876 1,040−1.03%
1881 962−1.55%
1886 985+0.47%
1891 998+0.26%
1896 924−1.53%
1901 916−0.17%
1906 908−0.18%
1911 856−1.17%
1921 685−2.20%
1926 657−0.83%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1931 622−1.09%
1936 621−0.03%
1946 564−0.96%
1954 526−0.87%
1962 518−0.19%
1968 450−2.32%
1975 430−0.65%
1982 412−0.61%
1990 376−1.14%
1999 348−0.86%
2007 354+0.21%
2012 350−0.23%
2017 334−0.93%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

Economy

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Landistou (Q5010550)".
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Luz (Q5030500)".
  5. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Fontaine de Mesplé (Q5000730)".
  6. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lys, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE