Lys, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Lys (French pronunciation: [lis]; Occitan: Lo Lis) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. GeographyHydrographyThe river Landistou , 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 , 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
Surrounding Communities
ToponymyThe name Lys appears as Lis-Sainte-Colomme (Lily Saint Colomme) from the 1721 census. The name comes from Gascony, and means 'flat land'. HistoryLys was formerly an annex of Sainte-Colome until it acquired municipality status in 1858.[6] AdministrationThe current mayor is Nadège Poueymirou Bouchet, in office since 2020.[1] The town is part of the following intercommunal structures:
Population
EconomyThe town's economy is primarily oriented toward agriculture and livestock (sheep, cattle, pigs, mules). See alsoReferences
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