Lacq

Lacq is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.
Lacq belongs to the cantons of Arthez-with-Béarn and Lagor.
Its inhabitants is called Lacquois.

Geography

The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Géüle and the Lagle, affluents of the Gave of Pau.

Localities and variations

Communes bordering

History

The commune results from the fusion of the old commune of Lacq and the commune of Audéjos, which belonged to 2 different cantons. This situation perduré after fusion.

Administration

Intercommunality

The town of Lacq belongs to the Communauté of communes of Lacq which gathers 16 communes of the agglomeration mourenxoise.

Demography

Economy

  • the basement of Lacq contains Soufre in the form of Sulfure of hydrogen (H2S), gas, which one can extract solid sulfur by Oxydation in order to transport it and to treat it.
  • One finds there also Natural gas. The gas site thinks of its reconversion since 1987. Selected option: to make to industrial platform a training center and of service in the field of green technologies.
  • Lacq will also lodge the first French project of demonstration of all the chain of Oxycombustion, since the production of oxygen to the injection and storage of CO2 in a layer One-Shore of exhausted natural gas. He was announced by Total in 2005. An existing boiler on the site of Lacq will be converted with oxygen using a technology of oxycombustion Liquid air (technological partner). The smoke of oxycombustion, deprived of the ballast nitrogenizes air, are mainly made up of CO2 and water. After condensation of water, they compressed, will be dried and transported at the head well of Russet-red, or they will be recomprimées before being injected. An important study géosciences was started, including industrial partners and academic, aiming guaranteeing the integrity of the tank and at obtaining an invaluable experience feedback on this pilot.

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Religious heritage

Personalities related to the commune

Twinning

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