Morcenx
# Morcenx

Morcenx (French pronunciation: ​; Gascon: Morcens) 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 (forêt des Landes) 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 (cremation ashes) 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

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| - | - | - |
| 1793 | 645 | — |
| 1806 | 678 | +5.1% |
| 1821 | 714 | +5.3% |
| 1831 | 811 | +13.6% |
| 1841 | 795 | −2.0% |
| 1851 | 919 | +15.6% |
| 1861 | 1,321 | +43.7% |
| 1872 | 1,718 | +30.1% |
| 1881 | 2,049 | +19.3% |
| 1891 | 2,193 | +7.0% |
| 1901 | 2,230 | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 2,663 | +19.4% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1921 | 2,768 | +3.9% |
| 1931 | 3,208 | +15.9% |
| 1946 | 3,033 | −5.5% |
| 1954 | 3,013 | −0.7% |
| 1962 | 4,166 | +38.3% |
| 1968 | 5,305 | +27.3% |
| 1975 | 5,690 | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 5,406 | −5.0% |
| 1990 | 4,332 | −19.9% |
| 1999 | 4,383 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 4,600 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 4,447 | −3.3% |
