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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Lacq
Commune
The town hall of LacqThe town hall of Lacq
Location of Lacq
Lacq is located in FranceLacqLacqShow map of FranceLacq is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineLacqLacqShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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
Area22.94 km (8.86 sq mi)
Population1,034
 • Density45/km (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code64300 /64170
Elevation88–190 m (289–623 ft)
(avg. 95 m or 312 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

Economy

The main article for this category is Lacq gas field.

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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Arrêté du 7 novembre 2023 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Lacq, retrieved 2024-01-04
Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department


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