Eslourenties-Daban (French pronunciation: [ɛsluʁɛ̃tis dabɑ̃]; Occitan: Es·hlorentias) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Geography
Eslourenties-Daban is located twenty kilometers east of Pau. The river Gabas, a tributary of the Adour, flows through the commune.
History
Paul Raymond notes that in 1385, Eslourenties-Daban had seven fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. This commune was the chief town of the notairie des Lannes and Rivière-Ousse, then during the 18th century of the notairie des Lannes only. The remains of a fortified complex from the 11th century bear witness to the ancient past of the commune.
Intercommunality
Eslourenties-Daban is part of four intermunicipal structures:
- The Community of Municipalities of Nord-Est Béarn;
- The school union of Eslourenties - Lourenties - Limendous;
- The energy syndicate of Pyrénées-Atlantiques;
- The intercommunal drinking water supply syndicate of Luy - Gabas - Lées.
Eslourenties-Daban is home to the headquarters of the Eslourenties-Lourenties-Limendous school union.
Demographics
In 2018, the commune had 353 inhabitants.
Religious heritage
The church of St. Martin dates from the 19th century. It contains furniture, a processional cross, a statue, and canopies, referenced in the general inventory of cultural heritage.
Environmental heritage
The lake of Gabas, a 216ha lake is used for irrigation and is a support of low water level.
The commune also has an environmental pole for fishing intended for environmental education, and a Fishing and Nature House, with a showroom specially equipped for the handicapped. The Handi-fishing pole promotes the practice of leisure fishing for all publics and is specially equipped to welcome the disabled and has received the label Tourisme Handicap.
See also
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
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