Saint-Lon-les-Mines
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Country | |
| Arrondissement | Dax | |
| Canton | Orthe et Arrigans | |
| Community association | Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 37 ′ N , 1 ° 8 ′ W | |
| height | 4–105 m | |
| surface | 21.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,208 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 55 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 40300 | |
| INSEE code | 40269 | |
| Website | http://www.saintlonlesmines.fr/ | |
Saint-Lon-les-Mines ( Occitan : Sent Lon ) is a French municipality with 1208 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ) in southwestern France. It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Orthe et Arrigans (until 2015: canton of Peyrehorade ).
geography
Saint-Lon-les-Mines is located around 31 kilometers east-northeast of Bayonne . Neighboring communities are Siest in the north, Heugas in the north-east, Cagnotte in the east and south-east, Bélus and Orthevielle in the south, Port-de-Lanne in the south-west and Orist in the west and north-west.
history
Until August 1918, the municipality was called Saint-Léon d'Orthe . The municipality was renamed because lignite had been mined here with interruptions since 1896 . The mining was particularly intense from 1941 to 1947. The mine was finally shut down in 1949 when better quality coal was available again.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 841 | 809 | 803 | 804 | 877 | 905 | 1,098 | 1,180 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Barthélemy-et-Saint-Léon church from the 13th century
- La Prada Castle
- Monbet Castle
