Coordinates: 43°47′09″N 0°27′59″W / 43.7858°N 0.4664°W / 43.7858; -0.4664

Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour

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Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour
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Coordinates: 43°47′09″N 0°27′59″W / 43.7858°N 0.4664°W / 43.7858; -0.4664
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonAdour Armagnac
IntercommunalityPays Grenadois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Brethous[1]
Area
1
9.53 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40275 /40270
Elevation41–76 m (135–249 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour (French: [sɛ̃ mɔʁis syʁ aduʁ]; literally "Saint-Maurice on Adour"; Occitan: Sent Maurici d'Ador) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[2]

Description

The commune of Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour is located south of Mont-de-Marsan. It originated as a bastide (fortified town) built in the 13th century by Edward II of England. The village is rustic, and contains a 16th-century church and the Château de Saint Maurice.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 292—    
1975 376+3.68%
1982 484+3.67%
1990 490+0.15%
1999 509+0.42%
2009 592+1.52%
2014 573−0.65%
2020 617+1.24%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. INSEE commune file
  3. Saint Maurice sur Adour, Landes tourisme.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Sources