Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour

(2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Brethous^[1]Area

9.53 km² (3.68 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

621 • Density65/km² (170/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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% 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^[5]

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
^ Saint Maurice sur Adour, Landes tourisme.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE