Mouguerre

Mouguerre is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.

Located in the province of the Labourd, Mouguerre belongs to the Basque Country.

Its name Basque is Mugerre , a derivative of the Basque muga “border”.

The name of inhabitant is mugertar ( mouguertar ).

Geography

The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Ardanabia.
Mouguerre is composed of three districts:

the Borough
the Port
Elizaberri

Communes bordering

Lahonce in north
Urcuit in the North-East
Bayonne in the North-West
Briscous in the east
Saint-Pierre-in Irube and Villefranque in the west
Hasparren in south-east
Jatxou in the south.

History

In 1790, Mouguerre was the chief town of a canton, in the district of Ustaritz, including/understanding the communes of Lahonce, Mouguerre, Saint-Pierre-with Irube and Urcuit.

Administration

2007 // Roland Hirigoyen//

Demography

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

Mouguerre was rewarded for a flower to the Concours for the cities and flowered villages 2006.

Religious heritage

Church Jean-Baptiste Saint (with the borough)
Cross of Mouguerre (the Maréchal Soult fought there)

Internal bonds

Common of the Yrénées-Atlantiques
Basque Toponymy
Basque Country

External bonds

References

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