Monein

Monein (French pronunciation: [mɔnɛ̃]; Occitan: Monenh) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[3]

Monein
Commune
La route de Monein
Coat of arms
Location of Monein
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Coordinates: 43°19′16″N 0°34′42″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Le Cœur de Béarn
Intercommunality	Lacq-Orthez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bertrand Vergez-Pascal[1]
Area 1	80.84 km2 (31.21 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,436
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64393 /64360
Elevation	109–357 m (358–1,171 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft)
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.

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

Name	Political party	In office
Léopold Joly		1977–1983
Maurice Bahurlet	PS	1983–2001
Yves Salanave-Péhé	DVG	2001–2020
Bertrand Vergez-Pascal		2020–incumbent

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,967	—
1975	3,865	−0.37%
1982	3,879	+0.05%
1990	4,032	+0.48%
1999	4,183	+0.41%
2007	4,393	+0.61%
2012	4,466	+0.33%
2017	4,438	−0.13%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department