Mimbaste (; oc, Mimbasta) is a
commune 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 '' ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in
Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western
France.
It was the birthplace of Catholic visionary
Marie Lataste Marie Lataste (21 February 1822 at Mimbaste near Dax, Landes, France – 10 May 1847 at Rennes) was a French Roman Catholic visionary, nun and writer.
Life
She was the youngest child of pious Catholic peasants. A troublesome child, proud, ambit ...
.
See also
*
Communes of the Landes department
References
Communes of Landes (department)
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