Morlaàs
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Morlaàs | |
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Coordinates: 43°20′43″N 0°15′40″W / 43.3453°N 0.2611°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Pau |
Canton | Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès |
Intercommunality | Nord-Est Béarn |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Ségot[1] |
Area 1 | 13.15 km2 (5.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,360 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64405 /64160 |
Elevation | 233–349 m (764–1,145 ft) (avg. 295 m or 968 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Morlaàs (French pronunciation: .
It is the seat of a canton.
After the
Vikings in 841, Morlaàs became the capital of the ancient province of Béarn. It remained the capital until the 12th century, when Orthez took over.[3]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,478 | — |
1975 | 1,913 | +3.75% |
1982 | 2,411 | +3.36% |
1990 | 3,094 | +3.17% |
1999 | 3,658 | +1.88% |
2007 | 4,204 | +1.75% |
2012 | 4,168 | −0.17% |
2017 | 4,282 | +0.54% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-906261-17-7.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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