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Morcenx

Coordinates: 44°02′02″N 0°54′47″W / 44.0339°N 0.9131°W / 44.0339; -0.9131
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Morcenx
Coat of arms of Morcenx
Location of Morcenx
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Morcenx is located in France
Morcenx
Morcenx
Morcenx is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Morcenx
Morcenx
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)
Population
 (2016)[1]
4,397
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
40110
Elevation50–104 m (164–341 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
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.[2]

Geography

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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

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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 in the 12th century.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793645—    
1806678+5.1%
1821714+5.3%
1831811+13.6%
1841795−2.0%
1851919+15.6%
18611,321+43.7%
18721,718+30.1%
18812,049+19.3%
18912,193+7.0%
19012,230+1.7%
19112,663+19.4%
YearPop.±%
19212,768+3.9%
19313,208+15.9%
19463,033−5.5%
19543,013−0.7%
19624,166+38.3%
19685,305+27.3%
19755,690+7.3%
19825,406−5.0%
19904,332−19.9%
19994,383+1.2%
20084,600+5.0%
20134,447−3.3%

See also

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References

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