Laàs Explained

Laàs
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton:Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
Insee:64287
Postal Code:64390
Mayor:Jacques Pedehontaa[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.3825°N -0.85°W
Elevation M:142
Elevation Min M:63
Elevation Max M:235
Area Km2:6.46

Laàs (in French pronounced as /las/; Occitan (post 1500);: Lars) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Neighbouring villages include Orriule to the north, Andrein to the north-west, Narp to the east, Barraute-Camu to the west, and Montfort to the south.

The town is notable for its self-declared secession from France as the Principality of Laàs en Béarn.

Principality of Laàs

The Principality of Laàs en Béarn is an initiative of the mayor of Laàs, Jacques Pédehontaà. He first proposed the idea in August 2011 to protest against the administrative reforms of the French government.[2]

As of May 2014, the principality is registered as a non-profit association in the Prefecture of Pau.[3] In August 2014 it presented three animation projects, including a Hollywood Walk of Fame-like boulevard.[4]

The Principality officially declared its independence on 1 January 2015.[5]

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  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. fr.
  2. http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/un-village-bearnais-veut-devenir-une-principaute-24-08-2011-1577574.php "Un village béarnais veut devenir une principauté", Le Parisien Libéré, 21 August 2011, online
  3. http://www.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/2014/05/03/et-si-la-petite-commune-de-laas-devenait-une-principaute,1192232.php "Et si la petite commune de Laàs devenait une principauté ?", La République des Pyrénées, 3 May 2014, online
  4. http://www.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/2014/08/19/mariages-princiers-et-hollywood-des-transhumances,1206511.php "Mariages princiers et Hollywood des Transhumances en principauté de Laàs", La République des Pyrénées, 19 August 2014, online
  5. Web site: France: The principality of Laàs en Béarn All media content DW.COM 29.10.2014. DW.COM. 2016-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923130213/http://www.dw.com/en/france-the-principality-of-la%C3%A0s-en-b%C3%A9arn/av-18029122. 2016-09-23. dead.