Mourenx (French pronunciation: [muʁɛ̃ks]; Occitan: Morencs) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[2]
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Commune | |
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Location of Mourenx | |
Mourenx Mourenx | |
Coordinates: 43°22′46″N 0°36′25″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Pau |
Canton | Le Cœur de Béarn |
Intercommunality | Lacq-Orthez |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Laurent |
Area 1 | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Population | 6,122 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64410 /64150 |
Elevation | 95–182 m (312–597 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
A settlement of Mourengs existed in the eleventh century. A secular abbey existed, belonging to the Viscount of Béarn. In 1385 the village had 27 hearths.[3]
Natural gas deposits were discovered in nearby Lacq in 1951. A new town was constructed in 1958 to provide accommodation for the workers required at the gas processing plant.[4] The town was designed by architects and urbanists Coulon, Douillet and Maneval. It consisted of three groups of collective housing, three groups of family housing, all around a central area of support facilities.[4]
The well-known French sociologist Henri Lefebvre carried out a study of Mourenx and its inhabitants at the time of its creation.[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 10,734 | — |
1975 | 9,469 | −1.78% |
1982 | 9,036 | −0.67% |
1990 | 7,460 | −2.37% |
1999 | 7,576 | +0.17% |
2007 | 7,549 | −0.04% |
2012 | 6,970 | −1.58% |
2017 | 6,485 | −1.43% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
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