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Mourenx
Mourenx (; oc, Morencs) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in south-western France. History A settlement of ''Mourengs'' existed in the eleventh century. A secular abbey existed, belonging to the Viscounts of Béarn, Viscount of Béarn. In 1385 the village had 27 hearths. 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. 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. The well-known French sociologist Henri Lefebvre carried out a study of Mourenx and its inhabitants at the time of its creation. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department References Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques New to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Pyrénées-Atlantiques Department
The following is a list of the 546 Communes of France, communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. *Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées *Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque *Communauté de communes Adour Madiran (partly) *Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves *Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn *Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez *Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn *Communauté de communes du Nord-Est Béarn *Communauté de communes du Pays de Nay (partly) *Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau References |
