Monein

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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

Population

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]
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  Heart of oak beams of the frame of Saint-Girons church, representing Middle-Age architecture.
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  The entrance of le parc du château (the Park of Castle).
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  The halls.
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  Sculpture of a "Cagot" in Saint-Girons church.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. "Une stèle en mémoire de Marie Bartête". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
6. "Monein". Site officiel de l'Office de tourisme de Lacq, Cœur de Béarn (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
7. "Église Saint-Girons de Monein" [Church of Saint-Girons of Monein]. Paroisse Saint-Vincent des Baïses - Monein (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2014.

External links

• Official site of Monein