Morganx

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Morganx
Morganx Coat of Arms
Morganx (France)
Morganx
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan
Canton Chalosse Tursan
Community association Chalosse Tursan
Coordinates 43 ° 36 ′  N , 0 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 36 ′  N , 0 ° 34 ′  W
height 57-136 m
surface 5.22 km 2
Residents 173 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 33 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40700
INSEE code 40198

Parish Church of Sainte-Eugenie

Morganx is a French municipality with 173 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 Chalosse Tursan (until 2015: canton of Hagetmau ).

The name is a combination of a derivation of the word murg , which means "mountain", and as with Hontanx with a derivation from the Latin word fontes ( German  sources ), which refers to the numerous sources around Morganx.

The inhabitants are called Morganais and Morganaises .

geography

Morganx is located about 35 km south of Mont-de-Marsan in the historic province of Gascony on the southern edge of the department.

Morganx is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Monségur
Lacrabe Neighboring communities Monségur
Poudenx Peyre

Morganx is located in the Adour river basin .

The Luy de France , a tributary of the Adour, marks the border with the southern neighboring municipality of Poudenx. The Ruisseau de Lacrabe, a tributary of the Luy, has its source in the municipality's territory.

history

The village was a fortified place in the Middle Ages . The Seigneur von Morganx lived in the Picard house, now called the Dupéré house. A simple church was damaged by Protestant troops in 1569. The bells were stolen and the priest Arnaud de la Forcade was kidnapped in the Béarn and murdered there.

Morganx's toponyms were:

  • villa de Morganis (11th century),
  • Morgas , castrum de Morgase (1253),
  • castra de Morganis (1263),
  • Morgãs (1638),
  • Morgans (1651, 1750 ( map by Cassini ), 1793 and 1801 ( Notice Communale or Bulletin des lois )).

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 420 by the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to around 150 inhabitants during brief recovery phases until the 1970s, before a moderate growth phase began, which in recently stagnated again.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 188 178 149 155 172 169 167 186 173
From 1962 official figures without residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2010

Attractions

Parish Church of Sainte-Eugenie

The church was built on the elevation of a former motte that had been inhabited since the 11th century, at a time when the monastery of Saint-Sever acquired the “villa de Morganis”. This simple church was consecrated to St. John and consisted of a nave , which was built with small masonry from pebbles in an ear pattern. Two side chapels already formed a transept at that time. The transept and nave did not have a vault . The eastern part of the nave with two narrow windows with indented lintels and the transept up to a height of three quarters of the walls have been preserved from this original building . The church undoubtedly underwent extensive restoration following partial destruction and looting by Protestant troops in 1569. Its appearance was completely changed in several construction phases between 1831 and 1902. The three-walled apse , which is narrower compared to the nave , the sacristy north of the choir and a baptistery were rebuilt. The old bell tower was demolished in 1899, and two Romanesque Christ monograms were discovered during the work . The current bell tower was rebuilt in 1901 and 1902 by the entrepreneur Descours according to plans by the architect V. Séron. At the same time, the nave was extended to the west by one to three bays . Modifications around 1980 included the demolition of the small baptistery, the redesign of the windows and the removal of the coverings from the inner walls. The ceiling of the nave is made of plaster in the shape of a keel arch . The side chapels have a barrel vault , the choir a groin vault . The bell tower is crowned with an octagonal helmet and pyramid-shaped ridge turrets at the corners. Today the church is consecrated to St. Eugenia of Rome .

With the exception of a Christ monogram, which probably dates from the 11th century, the church has not preserved any elements from earlier furnishings . The monogram is entered in a round bas-relief and has a diameter of 41 cm. The block on which the relief was modeled is now embedded in the wall of the vestibule. The second monogram that was found when the bell tower was demolished, however, has been lost. All of the previous furniture was replaced by classical elements when the choir was rebuilt and the side chapels were redesigned in 1843 and 1844. Eight stained glass windows from 1870 are works by the glass painter Gustave Pierre Dagrant (1839–1915) from Bayonne , later Bordeaux . One of these windows shows the beheading of the Church's patron saint , Saint Eugenia, in her prison in Rome . Another window shows the Holy Family with Mary with the baby Jesus in her arms, Joseph reading the scriptures and God the Father as a bust in a cloud. The other windows are decorated with colored quatrefoils in front of vegetable decorations in the form of grisaille in the background.

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture is the municipality's most important economic factor.

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 21

education

The community has a public primary school.

traffic

Morganx can be reached via Routes départementales 56 and 441.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Etymologie du nom Morganx ( fr ) Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ Ma commune: Morganx ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ Etymologie du nom Morganx ( fr ) Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  5. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ a b Notice Communale Morganx ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Morganx (40198) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ église paroissiale Sainte-Eugénie ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ le mobilier de l'église paroissiale Sainte-Eugénie ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  10. ↑ bas-relief: chrisme ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  11. ↑ ensemble de 8 verrières: Martyre de sainte Eugénie, Sainte Famille avec Dieu le Père (baies 1 et 2, 5 à 10) ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Morganx (40198) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  13. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved September 8, 2018.