Morcenx


Morcenx 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 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 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