Bourdalat


Bourdalat is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Etymology

Bourdeau is derived from the Germanic bordel, bordeau : diminutive of the Frankish borda, "cabane en planche"; According to a popular etymology, the word would have come from the Middle Ages when Saint Louis hid "women of little virtue" on the banks of the Seine in houses called bordeaux.

Geography

The commune of Bourdalat is located at the eastern end of the Landes department, near the Gers, and in the heart of the Bas-Armagnac, the most famous area of the appellation of the same name.

Hydrography

The stream of the Gaube, a tributary of the Midou, waters the lands of the commune. Lake Charros is located in the northeast end of the commune.

Population