Saint-Pierre-du-Mont (Landes)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Country | |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan | |
| Canton | Mont-de-Marsan-2 | |
| Community association | Mont-de-Marsan agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 53 ′ N , 0 ° 31 ′ W | |
| height | 25-102 m | |
| surface | 26.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,561 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 364 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 40280 | |
| INSEE code | 40281 | |
| Website | http://saintpierredumont.fr/ | |
 Romanesque parish church in Saint-Pierre-du-Mont |
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Saint-Pierre-du-Mont is a commune with 9561 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan and the canton of Mont-de-Marsan-2 . The inhabitants are called Saint Pierrois .
geography
The municipality is located in the Landes de Gascogne forests . The Midouze limits Saint-Pierre-du-Mont to the north. The municipality is surrounded by Mont-de-Marsan in the north and east, Bretagne-de-Marsan in the south-east, Benquet in the south, Saint-Perdon in the west and Campet-et-Lamolère in the north-west.
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont is located on Via Lemovicensis , one of the four historical " Routes of the St. James pilgrims in France ".
history
Between 1133 and 1140, Pierre de Laubaner, Viscount of Marsan and Count of Bigorre, had a castle built in the south of Mont-de-Marsan. But a chapel already existed here in the 11th century and the Romanesque church was also built in this period. Archaeological finds also show that people settled here both in the Bronze Age and in the period between the 5th and 6th centuries.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,254 | 4,305 | 6.104 | 6,290 | 7,075 | 7.164 | 8,171 | 9,081 |
Attractions
The Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-du-Mont has been listed as a Monument historique since 1953, as has the choir and bell tower since 1963.
