La(1-x)Sr(x)PO4 materials are very stable at high temperature and water vapor partial pressure and they show protonic conductivity; thus, they could be used as electrolytes in HTPFCs (high-temperature protonic fuel cells), hydrogen sensors, and hydrogen separation technology. This work describes the combustion synthesis of La(1-x)Sr(x)PO4 powders (x = 0, 0.025, 0.050) from mixtures of La(NO3)(3)center dot 6H(2)O and Sr(NO3)(2) as cation precursors, (NH4)(2)HPO4 as anion precursor, and urea as fuel. The characterization of the as-prepared combustion products showed that combustion synthesis provides a straightforward method for the achievement of solid solutions of these materials as nanometric powders. Furthermore, dilatometric studies reveal that dense ceramics can be obtained at low sintering temperature (1300 degrees C), in air, from the synthesized nanometric powders.