Morcenx

Morcenx
Coat of arms of Morcenx
Location of Morcenx
Morcenx is located in France
Morcenx
Morcenx
Location within France
Morcenx is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Morcenx
Morcenx
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°02′02″N 0°54′47″W / 44.0339°N 0.9131°W / 44.0339; -0.9131
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonPays morcenais tarusate
CommuneMorcenx-la-Nouvelle
Area
1
62.08 km2 (23.97 sq mi)
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Highest elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Lowest elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2016)
4,397
 • Density70.83/km2 (183.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
40110
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morcenx (French pronunciation: [mɔʁ.sɛ̃ks]; Gascon: Morcens) is a former commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Morcenx-la-Nouvelle.

Geography

Morcenx is situated in the Grande Lande in the Landes forest (forêt des Landes) on the Bez. It is accessed by the A63 motorway, exit 14 for Onesse-et-Laharie.

History

The Morcenx area, bordered by the Bez and its tributaries, seems to have been occupied since prehistoric times. Flint tools, domestic furniture, and a cinerary (cremation ashes) box from the 1st Iron Age have been found there.

The church Saint Pierre de Morcencz was mentioned in the Liber rubeus [la] in the 12th century.

Population

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2016, INSEE
  2. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 16 November 2018 (in French)
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Morcenx, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Populations légales 2012, INSEE