Morcenx

Part of Morcenx-la-Nouvelle in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Morcenx

44°02′02″N 0°54′47″W / 44.0339°N 0.9131°W / 44.0339; -0.9131CountryFranceRegionNouvelle-AquitaineDepartmentLandesArrondissementMont-de-MarsanCantonPays morcenais tarusateCommuneMorcenx-la-Nouvelle Area

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

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

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	645	—
1806	678	+5.1%
1821	714	+5.3%
1831	811	+13.6%
1841	795	−2.0%
1851	919	+15.6%
1861	1,321	+43.7%
1872	1,718	+30.1%
1881	2,049	+19.3%
1891	2,193	+7.0%
1901	2,230	+1.7%
1911	2,663	+19.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,768	+3.9%
1931	3,208	+15.9%
1946	3,033	−5.5%
1954	3,013	−0.7%
1962	4,166	+38.3%
1968	5,305	+27.3%
1975	5,690	+7.3%
1982	5,406	−5.0%
1990	4,332	−19.9%
1999	4,383	+1.2%
2008	4,600	+5.0%
2013	4,447	−3.3%