Lys (French pronunciation: [lis]; Occitan: Lo Lis) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
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Geography
Hydrography
The river Landistou, a 12.5 km long tributary of the Béez, passes through the village Lys. Several tributaries of the Landistou (Betbeder, Bonnasserre, Chourrup, Lazerau, Lespereu) also pass through the commune. The northern part of the commune is drained by the river Luz, a 15.2 km long tributary of the Gave de Pau, and some of its tributaries (Gest, Herran, Luz de Casalis). The southern part of the commune is drained by the stream Ruisseau de la Fontaine de Mesplé (Béez basin), and its tributary Ruisseau de Subercase.
Localities and Hamlets
lou Boscq
Vic de Hoges de Baix
Vic de Hoges de Haut
Vic de Lis de Baix
Vic de Lis de Haut
Surrounding Communities
Sévignacq-Meyracq to the north
Haut-de-Bosdarros to the northeast
Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget to the east
Sainte-Colome to the southwest
Louvie-Juzon to the south
Toponymy
The name Lys appears as Lis-Sainte-Colomme (Lily Saint 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 in 1858.
Administration
The current mayor is Nadège Poueymirou Bouchet, in office since 2020.
The town is part of the following intercommunal structures:
Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau (Ossau Valley)
Syndicat de la perception d'Arudy
SIVU d'assainissement (sanitation) de la vallée d'Ossau
Ossau Valley water union
Lower Ossau electric union
Economy
The town's economy is primarily oriented toward agriculture and livestock (sheep, cattle, pigs, mules).