Monein

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Monein

(2020–2026) Bertrand Vergez-Pascal^[1]Area

80.84 km² (31.21 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,426 • Density55/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

64393 /64360

Elevation109–357 m (358–1,171 ft)
(avg. 155 m or 509 ft)Websitehttp://www.monein.fr/¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monein (French pronunciation: [mɔnɛ̃]; Occitan: Monenh) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[3]

Geography

Neighbouring Communes

North: Lahourcade and Pardies
West: Lucq-de-Béarn and Cardesse
South: Estialescq and Lasseube
East: Aubertin, Lacommande, Arbus, Cuqueron and Parbayse

Administration

List of mayors of Monein

Name	Political party	In office
Léopold Joly		1977–1983
Maurice Bahurlet	PS	1983–2001
Yves Salanave-Péhé	DVG	2001–2020
Bertrand Vergez-Pascal		2020–incumbent

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,967	—
1975	3,865	−0.37%
1982	3,879	+0.05%
1990	4,032	+0.48%
1999	4,183	+0.41%
2007	4,393	+0.61%
2012	4,466	+0.33%
2017	4,438	−0.13%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Notable people

Jean Sarrailh
Jean-Patrick Lescarboura
Marie Bartête (1863-1938), French prisoner^[5]

Gallery

Saint-Girons church in Monein, that was built by the local cagot craftsmen in 1464.^[6]^[7]
Heart of oak beams of the frame of Saint-Girons church, representing Middle-Age architecture.
The entrance of le parc du château (the Park of Castle).
The halls.
Sculpture of a "Cagot" in Saint-Girons church.

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.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Une stèle en mémoire de Marie Bartête". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ "Monein". Site officiel de l'Office de tourisme de Lacq, Cœur de Béarn (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ "Église Saint-Girons de Monein" [Church of Saint-Girons of Monein]. Paroisse Saint-Vincent des Baïses - Monein (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2014.