Lustar
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
| Canton | Les Coteaux | |
| Community association | Coteaux du Val d'Arros | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 16 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 270-410 m | |
| surface | 4.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 118 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 65220 | |
| INSEE code | 65293 | |
| Website | Lustar | |
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Lustar is a southern French municipality with 118 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the center of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region .
Location and climate
The municipality of Lustar is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees at an altitude of about 300 m . The closest city of Tarbes is a good 27 km southwest. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 810 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 226 | 384 | 236 | 180 | 109 | 118 |
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Because by the phylloxera crisis in the wine sector and the increasing mechanization of agriculture caused rural exodus , the population of the municipality during the 20th century declined steadily and rose again since then.
economy
The community is almost exclusively agriculturally oriented.
history
The place name is first mentioned around the year 1400. From the Middle Ages until the beginning of the French Revolution , the municipality was part of the historic Bigorre province .
Attractions
The Église Saint-Martin , which is surrounded by the local cemetery and built in the late 19th century on the site of a previous medieval building, is dedicated to St. Consecrated to Martin of Tours .
