300px, The Landes forest at La Teste-de-Buch
The 19 June 1857 law, also called ''loi relative à l'assainissement et de mise en culture des Landes de Gascogne'' (Law related to sanitation and culture of the
Landes de Gascogne), is a turning point in the
Landes
''Landes'', or ''Lanas'' in Gascon, means moorland or heath.
''Landes'' and ''Lanas'' come from the Latin ''plānus'' meaning “‘flat, even, level, plain’”. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word '' ...
history: it is the end of traditional
pastoralism, the disappearance of the Landes shepherd, and the beginning of the extension of the
Landes forest on the major part of the territory, leading to the generalization of
resin extraction
Resin extraction consists of incising the outer layers of a pine tree in order to collect the sap or resin.
Summary
Resin circulates throughout a coniferous tree and a few others, and serves to seal damage to the tree. Harvesting pine resin da ...
in the region.
External links
Text of the law.
Landes (department)
Legal history of France
June 1857 events
1857 in France
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