Laluque
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The church in Laluque | |
Location of Laluque | |
Laluque Laluque | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′17″N 0°59′30″W / 43.8547°N 0.9917°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Pays morcenais tarusate |
| Intercommunality | Pays Tarusate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Martinez[1] |
Area 1 | 52.81 km2 (20.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,086 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40142 /40465 |
| Elevation | 38–86 m (125–282 ft) (avg. 62 m or 203 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Laluque (French pronunciation: [lalyk]; Gascon: La Luca) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.
Toponymy
Laluque comes from the Latin word Lucus, which means sacred wood in Latin.
Education
Laluque includes a nursery school of 73 students located at 50 avenue Fontaine, in area A.
Economy
Formerly marked by forestry activity and the exploitation of lignite deposits, Laluque owes its development to the Paris-Hendaye railway line.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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