Monein

Monein
Motto: De sinople au chef chevronné d'or et de sable
La route de Monein
Monein
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Monein
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Monein
Mayor	Yves Salanave-Péhé (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	109–357 m (358–1,171 ft) (avg. 155 m/509 ft)
Land area1	80.84 km2 (31.21 sq mi)
Population2	4,478  (2006)
- Density	55 /km2 (140 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	64393/ 64360
Website	http://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.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°19′16″N 0°34′42″W / 43.3211111111°N 0.578333333333°W / 43.3211111111; -0.578333333333

Monein is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Geography

Neighbouring Communes

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

History

Administration

List of successive mayors of Monein

Name	Political Party	In office
Léopold Joly		1983 - 1995
Maurice Bahurlet	PS	1995 - 2001
Yves Salanave-Péhé	DVG	2001 - 2008
Yves Salanave-Péhé	DVG	2008 - 2014

Gallery

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  Saint-Girons church in Monein

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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

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

• INSEE commune file

External Links

• Official Site of Monein