Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour (, ''Saint-Maurice on
Adour
The Adour (; eu, Aturri; oc, Ador) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. i ...
''; oc, Sent Maurici d'Ador) is a
commune in the
Landes
''Landes'', or ''Lanas'' in Gascon, means moorland or heath.
''Landes'' and ''Lanas'' come from the Latin ''plānus'' meaning “‘flat, even, level, plain’”. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word '' ...
department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in
Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern
France.
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Description
The commune of Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour is located south of Mont-de-Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan (; Occitan: ''Lo Mont de Marçan'') is a commune and capital of the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Population
Military installations
The French Air and Space Force operates the ''Constantin Rozan ...
.
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.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Landes department
References
Sources
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Communes of Landes (department)
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