Monein

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Monein
Monein coat of arms
Monein (France)
Monein
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Le Coeur de Bearn
Community association Lacq-Orthez
Coordinates 43 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 35 ′  W
height 109-357 m
surface 80.84 km 2
Residents 4,438 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 55 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64360
INSEE code 64393
Website http://www.monein.fr/

Park and Castle Monein

Monein ( Basque : Muneiñe , Occitan : Monenh ) is a French municipality with 4438 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). Monein belongs to the Arrondissement Pau (until 2016: Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie ) and the canton Le Cœur de Béarn (until 2015: capital of the canton Monein ). The inhabitants are called Moneinchons .

geography

Monein is located in the historic province of Béarn on the rivers Baysère and Luzoué as well as other small rivers. Monein is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lahourcade in the north and northwest, Pardies in the north, Parbayse , Cuqueron , Arbus , Aubertin and Lacommande in the east, Lasseube in the southeast, Estialescq and Goes in the south, Precilhon and Cardesse in the southwest and Lucq-de-Béarn in the West.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 3,563 3,967 3,865 3,879 4.032 4.183 4,367 4,484 4,438
Source: Cassini and INSEE

economy

The wine-growing regions of Béarn and Jurançon extend into the municipality. Viticulture and cheese making are the town's main sources of income.

Attractions

  • Saint-Girons church from the 15th / 16th centuries Century, built in Gothic style, monument historique since 1913
  • Monein Castle and Park
  • Market hall

  • Saint-Girons church

  • Market hall

Personalities

Web links

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