Laluque

Laluque
Commune
The church in Laluque
Location of Laluque
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Coordinates: 43°51′17″N 0°59′30″W / 43.8547°N 0.9917°W / 43.8547; -0.9917
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Pays morcenais tarusate
Intercommunality	Pays Tarusate
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Martinez[1]
Area ^1	52.81 km^2 (20.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,086
• Density	20.56/km^2 (53.26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40142 /40465
Elevation	38–86 m (125–282 ft) (avg. 62 m or 203 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Laluque (French pronunciation: [lalyk]; Gascon: La Luca) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.

Toponymy

Laluque comes from the Latin word Lucus, which means sacred wood in Latin.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Laluque includes a nursery school of 73 students located at 50 avenue Fontaine, in area A.

Economy

Formerly marked by forestry activity and the exploitation of lignite deposits, Laluque owes its development to the Paris-Hendaye railway line.

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.