Monein

Monein
Commune
La route de Monein
Coat of arms
Location of Monein
Monein Monein
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	Communauté de communes de Monein
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Salanave-Péhé
Area 1	80.84 km2 (31.21 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	4,426
• 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.

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		1977-1983
Maurice Bahurlet	PS	1983-1989
Maurice Bahurlet	PS	1989-1995
Maurice Bahurlet	PS	1995-2001
Yves Salanave-Péhé	DVG	2001–2008
Yves Salanave-Péhé	DVG	2008–2014

Notable people

• Jean Sarrailh
• Jean-Patrick Lescarboura

Gallery

• 
  Saint-Girons church in Monein
• 
  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

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official Site of Monein