Magescq
Magescq Magesc |
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Country | |
Arrondissement | Dax | |
Canton | Marensin Sud | |
Community association | Maremne Adour Côte Sud | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 47 ′ N , 1 ° 13 ′ W | |
height | 9-66 m | |
surface | 77.12 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,175 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 40140 | |
INSEE code | 40168 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-magescq.fr/ |
Magescq ( Occitan Magesc ) is a French town with 2,175 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
geography
Magescq is located in the Forêt des Landes , the largest contiguous forest area in Western Europe, which mainly consists of maritime pines . The place lies on the border of the regions Marensin (north) and Maremne (south). Neighboring municipalities are Léon (north), Castets (northeast), Herm (east), Saint-Paul-lès-Dax (southeast), Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby and Saint-Geours-de-Maremne (south) and Soustons (west ).
The place is
- about 37 km (as the crow flies) northeast of Bayonne
- about 23 kilometers by road east of the Atlantic coast , which here Côte d'Argent is called
- about 140 km south of Bordeaux
- about 14 km northwest of Dax, the most famous thermal baths in France at the foot of the Pyrenees
The town is well connected via the A63 motorway ( Bordeaux - Biarritz ). In addition, the D16 (Dax - Léon ) road runs through the village , and the D116 and D150 roads have their start / end points here. The nearest train station is in Dax, from where you can reach Paris in 4 hours , the nearest airport is in Biarritz .
Magescq is traversed by the stream of the same name, which is one of the tributaries of the Lac de Soustons.
history
For the derivation of the city name, the municipal office gives three possible variants, of which the two most understandable are mentioned here:
- The name of the city is derived from the Occitan words mar ( sea ) and i ei ( here is or here was ). In fact, the place was once by the sea 12 to 15 million years ago.
- The name is of Latin (Roman) origin: the place is said to have been called Mosconum at that time. It was on the Antonin-Weg ( chemin d'Antonin ) trade route , which connected Bayonne with Bordeaux, and was a trading point for goods in the area. The spelling at that time was Milhescq or Miesq . If you bring this in connection with the Celtic meaning, the result is a central market .
When the journeys from Bayonne to Bordeaux used to take three days, Magescq was an important stopover for several centuries.
Population development | ||||||||
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year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | |
Residents | 1108 | 1109 | 1111 | 1149 | 1218 | 1380 | 1775 |
Attractions
The center of the place is the church square ( Place de l'Église ), where the church and the town hall building ( Mairie ) represent the most important sights. The church is a fortified church from the 12th-14th centuries. Century and since 1969 registered as a monument historique .
economy
The most important branches of industry are the timber industry , arable and vegetable growing . Asparagus has been grown here for 50 years. The place is known for the only star restaurant in the region, the Relais de la Poste .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website and folder of the municipality
- ↑ INSEE ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Monumentum