Mimizan

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Mimizan
Mimizan's coat of arms
Mimizan (France)
Mimizan
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan
Canton Côte d'Argent (main town)
Community association Mimizan
Coordinates 44 ° 12 ′  N , 1 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 12 ′  N , 1 ° 14 ′  W
height 0-80 m
surface 114.83 km 2
Residents 7,018 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 61 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40200
INSEE code 40184
Website Mimizan

Aerial view of Mimizan-Plage

Mimizan is a French town with 7018 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan and is the capital of the canton of Côte d'Argent . The municipality consists of the districts Mimizan-Bourg and Mimizan-Plage .

geography

Mimizan is a municipality on the Côte Landaise, located on the coast in the Pays de Born. It is also called "the pearl of the Côte d'Argent" and lies on average at 15 m above sea level, about 100 km southwest of Bordeaux . The municipal area covers 114.83 km² and has a population density of 61 inhabitants per km². The district of Mimizan-Plage lies directly on the coast of the Biscay , Mimizan-Bourg is about 4 km inland. The pine forest between the two districts has become smaller and smaller over the years and the two districts are slowly growing together.

history

  • Mimizan could have been the Roman town of Segosa.
  • In 506 there was a battle between the Visigoths and Christians at Mimizan under the leadership of St. Galactoire, Bishop of Lescar.
  • In 982, the Duke of Biscay, Guillaume de Sancho, gave a church to the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of Saint-Sever.
  • Between 1889 and 1960 there was a 34 kilometer long railway line Labouheyre - Mimizan-Plage .

Buildings

The bell tower of the Notre-Dame from the 13th century as part of the French Pilgrim's Way to Santiago de Compostela since 1998 World Heritage Site of UNESCO . Remains of the former Benedictine monastery church still exist.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
4,830 6,502 7,511 7,409 6,710 6,864 6,707

Web links

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