Lys, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Lys is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.Geography
Hydrography
The town is bisected by a tributary of the Gave de Pau, the Luz Creek and its tributaries:
- The Gest Brook and its tributary:
- * The Herran stream
- The Luz de Casalis brook
A tributary of the Beez also runs through the town: the Landistou Creek and its tributaries:
- The Betbeder stream
- The Bonnasserre stream
- The Chourrup stream
- The Lazerau stream
- The Lespereu stream
The town is also traversed by the stream of the Fountain Mesplé, and its tributary, the stream of Subercase.Localities and Hamlets
The name Lys appears as Lis-Sainte-Colomme from the 1721 census. The name comes from Gascony, and means 'flat land'.History
Lys was formerly an annex of Sainte-Colome until it acquired municipality status on January 2, 1858.Government
Francis Laur has served as mayor since 1995, and is currently serving his third term, which will last until 2014.Intermunicipal
The town is part of six intercommunal structures:
| 1856 | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 |
| - | 1080 | 1070 | 1084 | 1040 | 962 | 985 | 998 | 924 |
| 1901 | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 |
| 916 | 908 | 856 | 685 | 657 | 622 | 621 | 564 | 526 |
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2007 | - |
| 518 | 450 | 430 | 412 | 376 | 348 | 353 | 354 | - |
Economy
The town's economy is primarily oriented toward agriculture and livestock.
