Eslourenties-Daban | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Eslourenties-Daban (64).svg |
Arrondissement: | Pau |
Canton: | Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès |
Insee: | 64211 |
Postal Code: | 64420 |
Mayor: | Xavier Boudigue[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Nord-Est Béarn |
Coordinates: | 43.3003°N -0.1414°W |
Elevation M: | 390 |
Elevation Min M: | 329 |
Elevation Max M: | 398 |
Area Km2: | 5.06 |
Eslourenties-Daban (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Es·hlorentias) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Eslourenties-Daban is located twenty kilometers east of Pau. The river Gabas, a tributary of the Adour, flows through the commune.
Paul Raymond notes that in 1385, Eslourenties-Daban had seven fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau. This commune was the chief town of the notairie des Lannes and Rivière-Ousse, then during the 18th century of the notairie des Lannes only. The remains of a fortified complex from the 11th century bear witness to the ancient past of the commune.
Eslourenties-Daban is part of four intermunicipal structures:
Eslourenties-Daban is home to the headquarters of the Eslourenties-Lourenties-Limendous school union.
In 2018, the commune had 353 inhabitants.[2]
The church of St. Martin dates from the 19th century. It contains furniture, a processional cross, a statue, and canopies, referenced in the general inventory of cultural heritage.
The lake of Gabas, a 216ha lake is used for irrigation and is a support of low water level.
The commune also has an environmental pole for fishing intended for environmental education, and a Fishing and Nature House, with a showroom specially equipped for the handicapped. The Handi-fishing pole promotes the practice of leisure fishing for all publics and is specially equipped to welcome the disabled and has received the label Tourisme Handicap.