Lacq (French pronunciation: [lak]; Occitan: Lac) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.[3] On 1 January 2024, the former commune of Urdès was merged into Lacq.[4]

Lacq
The town hall of Lacq
The town hall of Lacq
Location of Lacq
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Lacq is located in France
Lacq
Lacq
Lacq is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lacq
Lacq
Coordinates: 43°24′49″N 0°37′03″W / 43.4136°N 0.6175°W / 43.4136; -0.6175
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonArtix et Pays de Soubestre
IntercommunalityLacq-Orthez
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Didier Rey[1]
Area
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22.94 km2 (8.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,035
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64300 /64170
Elevation88–190 m (289–623 ft)
(avg. 95 m or 312 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies just northwest of the prefecture (department capital) Pau.

Economy

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In modern times the local economy has been based on the industrial use of subsurface petroleum reserves, and since 1951 on the extraction and development of a very large natural gas reservoir underneath the city. Processing of the large quantities of hydrogen sulfide in the gas have made Lacq a center of sulfur production.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Arrêté du 7 novembre 2023 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Lacq, retrieved 2024-01-04