Laàs

Laàs
Laàs
Commune
	The town hall of Laàs
	Coat of arms
	Location of Laàs
	Laàs Laàs
	Coordinates: 43°22′57″N 0°51′00″W / 43.3825°N 0.85°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Pedehontaa
Area 1	6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population (2022)	138
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64287 /64390
Elevation	63–235 m (207–771 ft) ; (avg. 142 m or 466 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Laàs (French pronunciation: [las]; Occitan: Lars) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Neighbouring villages include Orriule to the north, Andrein to the north-west, Narp to the east, Barraute-Camu 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.

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.^[3]

As of May 2014, the principality is registered as a non-profit association in the Prefecture of Pau.^[4] In August 2014 it presented three animation projects, including a Hollywood Walk of Fame-like boulevard.^[5]

The Principality officially declared its independence on 1 January 2015.^[6]