Miramont-Sensacq

Miramont-Sensacq
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Country
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Chalosse Tursan
Community association	Chalosse Tursan
Coordinates	43 ° 36 ′  N , 0 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 36 ′  N , 0 ° 20 ′  W
height	111-221 m
surface	25.32 km 2
Residents	359 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	40320
INSEE code	40185
church

The municipality of Miramont-Sensacq is located in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the Landes department . The GR 65 long-distance hiking trail , which largely follows the historical route of the French Way of St. James, Via Podiensis , leads through the town, which has 359 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) .

geography

Miramont-Sensacq is located in southwest France in the Pyrenees foothills in the historic area of Tursan . Today Tursan is still important as a wine-growing area . The next town is Pau , which can be reached in a southerly direction via the D11 and the N134 after 38 kilometers of road. The nearest major French cities are Toulouse (142 km) in the east and Bordeaux (140 km) in the north.

The municipality is drained to the north by the Bahus and Grand Bas rivers. The Bahus forms the Retenue de Miramont reservoir here .

history

Miramont was founded as a bastide in 1276 by King Edward I of England . On February 25, 1845 Miramont-Sensacq was merged into one municipality by order of the French King Louis-Philippe I from the two places Sensacq and Miramont. The population fell sharply. While there were 841 inhabitants in 1881, today there are fewer than 400.

Number of inhabitants
(source:)

year	1793	1806	1836	1886	1901	1936	1962	1982	1990	1999
Residents	1,038	832	902	877	731	570	511	395	380	366
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence

Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis )

The place offers two pilgrim hostels (French: Gîte d'étape ) only sparse overnight accommodations. The further path leads over the hills of the Pyrenees foothills. Meadows, small forests and the old villages on the hills determine the picture. The next bigger place is Pimbo , before it goes to Arzacq-Arraziguet . The road connection to Pimbo is via the D440.

Attractions

Saint-Jacques de Sensacq Church : The Romanesque building dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. Above the entrance is the bell tower , each with a bell in its two arches. Inside there is a Carolingian baptismal font .

literature

• Bettina Forst: French Way of St. James. From Le Puy-en-Velay to Roncesvalles. All stages - with variants and height profiles (= Rother hiking guide ). Bergverlag Rother, Munich (recte: Ottobrunn) 2007, ISBN 978-3-7633-4350-8 .
• Bert Teklenborg: Cycling along the Camino de Santiago. From the Rhine to the western end of Europe. (Cycling guide, route planner). 3rd, revised edition. Publishing House Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-7022-2626-8 .

Web links

Commons : Miramont-Sensacq  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• [0] ( Memento from January 31, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) [1] Pictures from Miramont-Sensacq and the Camino de Santiago
• Along the Via Podiensis
• Communauté de communes du Tursan (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Congregational information on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved on January 21, 2010
2. ↑ Miramont-Sensacq on Cassini.ehess.fr (French) Retrieved February 4, 2010

Way of St. James " Via Podiensis "

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