Morcenx

Morcenx (; Gascon: Morcens) is a former commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Morcenx-la-Nouvelle.

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Place details

Locality: Morcenx-la-Nouvelle
Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country: France
Population: 4,993
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Morcenx
French commune.image: Morcenx bourg eglise 2.JPG
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Morcenx (Landes).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Mont-de-Marsan
French commune.canton: Pays morcenais tarusate
French commune.INSEE: 40197
French commune.postal code: 40110
French commune.commune: Morcenx-la-Nouvelle
French commune.elevation m: 74
French commune.elevation min m: 50
French commune.elevation max m: 104
French commune.area km2: 62.08
French commune.population: 4397
French commune.population date: 2016

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Morcenx
Population: 4608
Area: 62.08
Elevation: 77
Image: Morcenx bourg eglise 2.JPG

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Commons category: Morcenx
postal code: 40110
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2018-12-31
P8168: Johann Baptist Schad

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Morcenx (; Gascon: Morcens) is a former commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Morcenx-la-Nouvelle.

==Geography== Morcenx is situated in the Grande Lande in the Landes forest (forêt des Landes) on the Bez. It is accessed by the A63 motorway, exit 15px14 for Onesse-et-Laharie.