Hastingues

Not to be confused with Hastings.

Hastingues (French pronunciation: [astɛ̃ɡ]; Occitan: Hastings, Basque: Hastinga) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.^[3] Its nickname, due to its location on a rounded-shaped hill, is Lou Carcolh (the snail).

Hastingues
Commune
Gate of Hastingues from the 14th century
Location of Hastingues
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Coordinates: 43°32′07″N 1°08′52″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Orthe et Arrigans
Intercommunality	Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Corine de Passos[1]
Area 1	14.54 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	606
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40120 /40300
Elevation	0–84 m (0–276 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The town lies on a hill looking over the valley of the Gaves réunis, in the Gascon region and bordering on the Basque Country.

History

The bastide was founded in 1289 by John Hastings, seneschal of Gascony, who signed a treaty of coregency in the name of Edward I of England between the king, Duke of Aquitaine and the monks of Arthous abbey.

The work on the gate was started in 1289, but the town wall still was not complete in the 15th century.

The houses of Jurats and Sénéchal were built in the same century.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	401	—
1975	408	+0.25%
1982	447	+1.31%
1990	472	+0.68%
1999	447	−0.60%
2009	583	+2.69%
2014	575	−0.28%
2020	598	+0.66%
Source: INSEE[4]

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  View from the town over the valley and the river
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  Maison Jurats
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  House of the Seneschal
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  Entrance of the house of the Seneschal
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  Detail of the gate