Morlaàs

Morlaàs
Morlaàs city hall
Morlaàs
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Morlaàs (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Luy-Gabas-Souye et Lées
Mayor	Dino Forté (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	233–349 m (764–1,145 ft) (avg. 295 m/968 ft)
Land area1	13.15 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population2	4,121  (2006)
- Density	313 /km2 (810 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	64405/ 64160
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°20′43″N 0°15′40″W / 43.3452777778°N 0.261111111111°W / 43.3452777778; -0.261111111111

Main Street Morlaàs.

Morlaàs (Gascon Morlans) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

It is the seat of a canton.

After the Roman city of Benearnum (today's Lescar) was razed by the Vikings in 841, Morlaàs became the capital of the ancient province of Béarn. It remained the capital until the 12th century, when Orthez took over.^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ French Atlantic Coast. Michelin Apa Publications Ltd. October 2007. pp. 338. ISBN 978-1-906261-17-7.