Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ moʁis syʁ aduʁ], Saint-Maurice on Adour; Occitan: Sent Maurici d'Ador) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[2]

Saint-Maurice-sur-l'Adour
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Maurice-sur-l'Adour
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Coordinates: 43°47′09″N 0°27′59″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Adour Armagnac
Intercommunality	Pays Grenadois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Brethous
Area 1	9.53 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	606
• Density	64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40275 /40270
Elevation	41–76 m (135–249 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Description

The commune of Saint Maurice sur Adour is located south of Mont-de-Marsan. It originated as a bastide (fortified town) built in the 13th century by Edward II of England. The village is rustic, and contains a 16th-century church and the Château de Saint Maurice.[3]

Population

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

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