Lanneplaà


Lanneplaà is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Geography

Location

Lanneplaà is located some 5 km south-west of Orthez.

Access

Access to the commune is by road D23 from Orthez and by road D267. « Route de Sainte-Suzanne » is another access. The A64 autoroute passes in Orthez the nearest exit being Exit some 9 km north-east of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with scattered forests.

Hydrography

The commune is crossed by a tributary of Laà, the stream of Moulins, and a tributaryof Saleys, the arriou of Mondran.

Places and hamlets

  • Baraillot
  • Bédat
  • Bonnecase
  • Bosc
  • Bounobre
  • Bouzoum
  • Bracot
  • Cabes
  • Cambran
  • Camdeborde
  • Campagne
  • Cassiau
  • Cassou
  • Caubeigt
  • Cossié
  • Couyet
  • Daban
  • Goeytes
  • Gréchès
  • Hau
  • Hittos
  • Jannette
  • Labièle
  • Laborde
  • Labourdette
  • Lacabane
  • Lacoste
  • Lahourcade
  • Lalanne
  • Lasserre
  • Laubaret
  • Laya
  • Montardon
  • Moulin
  • Payrot
  • Peyran
  • Peyroulou
  • Poey
  • Poundic
  • Pouquet
  • Pourére
  • Poursioubes
  • Sarrail
  • Sarrouille

Neighbouring communes and villages

Source:
Distances are calculated as the crow flies compared to neighboring villages town halls

Toponymy

NameCentury / yearSourceOrigin
Lanepla10th centurycartulaire de Sorde / Raymond
Lane-Pla et Lanne-Pla1172cartulaire de Sorde / Raymond
Laneplan1323cartulaire d'Orthez / Raymond
Llaneplaa1385
Lanaplaa1536RaymondBéarn
Lanaplan1538RaymondBéarn
Lanneplâaend 18th centurycarte de Cassini / Cassini
Lanneplaa1793Cassini
Lanneplau1801Bulletin des lois / Cassini
Lanneplàa1863Topographical Dictionary Béarn-Pays basque / Raymond
Lanneplaà

Lanneplaà as for origin the Gascon lana and plana.
Lanneplaà thus indicates a plain of Meadow.

History

Paul Raymond noted that the municipality had a Lay Abbey, vassal of the Viscounts of Béarn.
On 1385, Lanneplaà depended on the bailiwick of Larbaig and there were 39 fires.

Administration

MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Jacques Laulhé19772001Independent politician
Jacques Laulhé20012008Independent politician
Jacques Laulhé20082014Independent politician
Aline Langlès20142020Independent politician
Pierre Ziegler20202026

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Lanneplanais or Lanneplanaises in French.