Eslourenties-Daban

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Eslourenties-Daban

(2020–2026) Xavier Boudigue^[1]Area

5.06 km² (1.95 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

372 • Density74/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

64211 /64420

Elevation329–398 m (1,079–1,306 ft)
(avg. 390 m or 1,280 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Gabas (Q13-0400)".
^ Base Mérimée: Ensemble fortifié, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
^ Base Mérimée: Eglise paroissiale Saint-Martin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)