Maurrin

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Maurrin
Maurrin (France)
Maurrin
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan
Canton Adour Armagnac
Community association Pays Grenadois
Coordinates 43 ° 50 ′  N , 0 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 50 ′  N , 0 ° 22 ′  W
height 67-121 m
surface 13.38 km 2
Residents 442 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 33 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40270
INSEE code 40175
Website www.maurrin.fr

Parish Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

Maurrin is a French municipality with 442 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan and the canton of Adour Armagnac (until 2015: canton of Grenade-sur-l'Adour ).

The inhabitants are called Maurrinois and Maurrinoises .

geography

Maurrin is about 15 km southeast of Mont-de-Marsan in the historic province of Gascony .

Maurrin is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Artassenx Pujo-le-Plan
Bascons Neighboring communities
Grenade-sur-l'Adour Castandet

Maurrin lies in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River .

The Ruisseau de Courdaoute and the Ruisseau du Bos , also called here Ruisseau des Longs , are tributaries of the Adour and cross the territory of the municipality.

history

There are no traces of the Moors in Maurrin , but there is a neighborhood called “Tarricq”, which means “entrance gate” in Arabic. The son of Odo of Paris , king of western France , is said to have carried out certain activities in Maurrin in the 9th century, in particular to protect against the Normans , who devastated 850 Arjuzanx and 854 Aire-sur-l'Adour .

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 570 by the middle of the 19th century. As a result, the size of the community decreased to around 265 inhabitants during brief recovery periods by the 1940s, before a robust growth phase began that in recently stagnated again.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 293 285 325 339 384 385 438 459 442
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

Parish Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

The Church of the Assumption of Mary was built in the 19th century. In 2008 a restoration of the building took place, during which roofing and plumbing work took place and the wood fittings and the floor surfaces were renewed. The sacristy is attached to the three-aisled nave in the south . The apse has a semicircular shape. The building is equipped with arched windows. The bell tower above the porch is flanked to the west by outbuildings. He wears a helmet with pegs on the four corners. Large arched arcades can be seen at the level of the vestibule , the sound openings of the bell tower are also arched.

Maurrin arena

Maurrin arena

It was completed in 1995 to host Courses Landaises . These are traditional, bloodless games with wild bulls.

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture is the municipality's most important economic factor.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 32

education

The community has a public preschool and elementary school.

sport and freetime

Lake Peyrot in the Maurrin district of the same name is located in the middle of a 13 hectare forest. Its capacity of 800,000 mm 3 ensures that the surrounding agricultural areas are irrigated. It invites you to go for a walk, fish and observe a variety of bird species, e.g. B. Mallards , cormorants and marsh birds. Besides, this is windsurfing allowed on the lake.

traffic

Maurrin can be reached via routes départementales 11, 30, 351 and 398.

Personalities

Ferdinand Brettes, born December 19, 1837 in Maurrin, died February 24, 1923 in Saint-Sever , was a Catholic priest in the archbishopric of Bordeaux and Paris .

Web links

Commons : Maurrin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Maurrin ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Les origines et le passé de Maurrin ( fr ) Municipality of Maurrin. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ Notice Communale Maurrin ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2006 Commune de Maurrin (40175) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Maurrin (40175) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ( fr ) Observatoire du patrimoine religieux. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ Tout l'anniversaire en détail (des travaux jusqu'à la novillada) ( fr ) Municipality of Maurrin. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Maurrin (40175) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  10. ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  11. ^ Lac Peyrot ( fr ) Comité Départemental du Tourisme des Landes. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ Maurrin ( fr ) community association Communauté de communes du Pays Grenadois. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ Ferdinand Brettes (1837-1923) ( fr ) Bibliothèque nationale de France . Retrieved August 19, 2018.