Laàs (; oc, Lars) is a commune in the

Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlanti ...

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in south-western

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. Neighbouring villages include

Orriule Orriule (; oc, Aurriula) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques ...

to the north,

Andrein Andrein is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Andreinais'' or ''Andreinaises'' Geography Location Andrein is a béarnaise c ...

to the north-west,

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to the east,

Barraute-Camu Barraute-Camu is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. Geography Barraute-Camu is located 2 km east by south-east of Sauveterre-de-Béarn and 4 km west by north-we ...

to the west, and Montfort to the south. The town is notable for its self-declared secession from France as the Principality of Laàs en Béarn. Le Château de Laàs

Principality of Laàs

The Principality of Laàs en Béarn is an initiative of the mayor of Laàs, Jacques Pédehontaà. He first proposed the idea in August 2011 to protest against the administrative reforms of the French government. As of May 2014, the principality is registered as a non-profit association in the Prefecture of Pau. In August 2014 it presented three animation projects, including a

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-like boulevard. The Principality officially declared its independence on 1 January 2015. Flag of the Principality of Laàs

External links

Official website of the Principality of Laàs

Facebook page of the Principality of Laàs

References

Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Béarn Secessionist towns and cities {{PyrénéesAtlantiques-geo-stub