Morcenx (;
Gascon: ''Morcens'') is a former
commune in the
Landes
''Landes'', or ''Lanas'' in Gascon, means moorland or heath.
''Landes'' and ''Lanas'' come from the Latin ''plānus'' meaning “‘flat, even, level, plain’”. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word '' ...
department
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in
Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern
France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle (; oc-gsc, Morcens la Navèra) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Morcenx (the seat), Arjuzanx, Garros ...
.
Arrêté préfectoral
16 November 2018
Geography
Morcenx is situated in the Grande Lande
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in the Landes forest (''forêt des Landes'') on the Bez. It is accessed by the A63 motorway, exit 14 for Onesse-et-Laharie.
History
The Morcenx area, bordered by the Bez and its tributaries, seems to have been occupied since prehistoric times. Flint tools, domestic furniture, and a cinerary (cremation ashes) box from the 1st Iron Age have been found there.
The church Saint Pierre de Morcencz was mentioned in the Liber rubeus in the 12th century.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Landes department
References
Former communes of Landes (department)
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