Moirax
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Agen | |
Canton | L'Ouest Agenais | |
Community association | Agen | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 9 ' N , 0 ° 37' E | |
height | 41-183 m | |
surface | 16.2 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,156 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 71 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 47310 | |
INSEE code | 47169 | |
Website | http://www.moirax.com/ |
Moirax is a French commune with 1,156 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Agen and the canton of L'Ouest Agenais (until 2015: canton of Laplume ). The inhabitants are called Moiracais .
geography
Moirax is located about seven kilometers south-southwest of Agen on the Garonne , which borders the municipality in the northeast. Moirax is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Passage in the north, Boé in the northeast, Layrac in the east, Marmont-Pachas in the south, Laplume in the southwest, Aubiac in the west and Estillac in the northwest.
The A62 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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346 | 401 | 476 | 587 | 817 | 998 | 1,084 | 1,163 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church, founded in 1049 as a former priory of the Cluny monastery, Monument historique
Web links
Commons : Moirax - collection of images, videos and audio files