As methodological tools of social geography, the concepts of “designed”, “produced”, “perceived” (living space) and “lived” spaces are used here to identify the overall socio-spatial dynamics of a Pyrenean village, from a geo-historical perspective. The village in question is Sévignacq-Meyracq, located at the entrance to the Ossau Valley in Béarn. The theoretical-methodologicalmodel of “socio-spatial formation” provides insights into the relationships woven, over time, between the materiality of the territory and the symbolic system, evolving but with a high degree of inertia, which has helped to create the social representations shared by its inhabitants. The author used phenomenological introspection of places and landscapes to identify his own “lived space” in this village and to measure its ontological significance. Over and above its geographical significance, this methodology could pave the way for an innovative approach to local democracy and the achievement of well-being, by and for residents/citizens developing a new awareness of their territorial belonging and their social and ecological responsibilities.