Montfort (Yrénées-Atlantiques)
See also: Montfort
Montfort is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.
Geography
Hydrography
The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Gave d' Oloron, affluent of the Gave of Pau, and by its tributaries, the brooks of Mousquère, of Lapeyrère, Arrebious and Barindein. The brook of Usquain, tributary of the Season, also runs on the commune.
Localities and hamlets
Communes bordering
- Laàs in north
- Barraute-Camu in the North-West
- Narp in the east
- Tabaille-Usquain and Saint-Gladie-Arrives-Munein at the west
- Araujuzon at south-east
- Gestas at south-west
- Rivehaute at the south
Toponymy
The toponym Montfort appears in the form Monhort (1603, titles of Rivehaute).
History
Paul Raymond note that in 1385, Montfort counted 24 fires and depended on the Bailliage of Navarrenx.
Administration
Intercommunality
The common one belongs to four inter-commune structures:- the Community of communes of Sauveterre-to-Béarn
- intercommunity association of Gaves and Saleys
- trade union AEP of Navarrenx
- departmental trade union of electrification.
Demography
Economy
The activity is mainly agricultural.
Culture and inheritance
Civil inheritance
Religious heritage
The church is classified with the historic buildings since 1920.
Environmental inheritance
Equipment
Personalities related to the commune
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