Linxe
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Country | |
| Arrondissement | Dax | |
| Canton | Cote d'Argent | |
| Community association | Côte Landes Nature | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 55 ′ N , 1 ° 15 ′ W | |
| height | 14-71 m | |
| surface | 80.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,479 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 40260 | |
| INSEE code | 40155 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-linxe.fr/ | |
 Linxe Municipal Office |
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Linxe ( Gascon Linca ) is a French municipality with 1479 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Côte d'Argent . Linxe is a member of the Association of Municipalities Côte country Nature .
The name Linxe is derived from the Latin word Lintea (the place where the flax grows).
geography
The community is located about 130 kilometers south of Bordeaux , 80 kilometers north of Biarritz and 30 kilometers northwest of Dax . The distance to the Atlantic coast on the Bay of Biscay is 11 kilometers.
The Binaou, a stream that flows into the Étang de Léon, flows through the village.
Neighboring communities are:
- Lit-et-Mixe in the north,
- Lévignacq in the northeast,
- Lesperon in the east,
- Castets in the southeast,
- Saint-Michel-Escalus to the south and
- Viel-Saint-Girons to the west.
Politics and administration
List of mayors
| from | to | Surname | Political party | job |
| March 2001 | 2004 | Jean-Marie Bergez | PS | |
| March 2004 | constantly | Albert Tonneau | PS | Retired |
Population development
| year | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 |
| Residents | 1.310 | 1,272 | 1,255 | 1,147 | 1,143 | 1,151 | 1,130 | 1,075 | 1,037 |
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2008 | 2010 |
| Residents | 1,065 | 1,090 | 1,042 | 962 | 980 | 1,056 | 1,142 | 1,198 | 1,275 |
| year | 2015 | 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Residents | 1,438 | 1,459 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
economy
2.9% of the community area (238 ha) is used for agriculture. 139 hectares of this are used for growing maize. Pine forest covers 88% of the community area. The timber industry and wood processing provide most of the jobs.
Particle board was produced in the Darbo factory. The company was owned by the German-Swiss group Gramax Capital AG, which took over the plant from the Portuguese company Sonae Indústria in July 2015 . The plant filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and was closed.
Tourism plays an important role in the local economy (campsites, shopping facilities). This area mainly offers seasonal jobs.
