Louer
Louer Loèr |
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Country | |
Arrondissement | Dax | |
Canton | Coteau de Chalosse | |
Community association | Terres de Chalosse | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 45 ′ N , 0 ° 53 ′ W | |
height | 10-52 m | |
surface | 2.85 km 2 | |
Residents | 301 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 106 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 40380 | |
INSEE code | 40159 | |
Parish Church of Saint-Laurent |
Louer is a French municipality with 301 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Coteau de Chalosse (until 2015: canton of Montfort-en-Chalosse ).
The name is Loèr in the Gascognischen language .
The inhabitants are called Louérois and Louéroises .
geography
Louer is located about 15 km northeast of Dax in the Chalosse region of the historic province of Gascony .
Louer is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
Gousse | Saint-Jean-de-Lier | |
Préchacq-les-Bains | Cassen | |
Gamarde-les-Bains |
Louer is located in the river Adour catchment area . One of its tributaries, the Louts , marks the border with the southern neighboring municipality of Gamarde-les-Bains.
history
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a level of almost 200 by the second half of the 19th century. After the end of the 19th century, the size of the community decreased to a level of around 140 inhabitants by the 1930s, with brief recovery periods. A period of strong growth began in the 1980s and is still going on today.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 |
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Residents | 148 | 150 | 140 | 156 | 160 | 179 | 2ß7 | 266 | 301 |
Attractions
Parish Church of Saint-Laurent
The church, built in the 15th century, has a nave with a main aisle and a north aisle. The semicircular apse houses the flat choir , which is flanked in the north by the sacristy . Its roof is crowned with a lantern . In the west, the massive bell tower over the vestibule dominates the overall picture. Its pyramid-shaped helmet is covered with slate , and an outbuilding is attached to its south side. The entrance under the bell tower is ogival . Above is a frame that is provided with misshapen and scattered bas-reliefs , from which u. a. a pietà , a medieval horseman and other enigmatic symbols can be recognized.
Economy and Infrastructure
education
The community has a public primary school with 25 students in the 2017/2018 school year.
traffic
Louer can be reached via Routes départementales 10 and 107.
Web links
- Louer on the association's website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Louer ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ↑ Ma commune: Louer ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ Notice Communale Louer ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Louer (40159) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ Eglise Saint-Laurent ( fr ) Observatoire du patrimoine religieux. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Louer (40159) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 29, 2018.