Moumour

Moumour is a common French, located in the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques and the area Aquitaine.
Its inhabitants is called Moumourais and Moumouraises.

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 river the Vert and the brooks of Lamiellotte and Tastillat.

Localities and hamlets

Communes bordering

Verdets in the North-East
Buoyrope in the North-West
Ledeuix in the east
Esquiule in the west
Oloron-Holy-Marie in the south

Toponymy

The toponym Moumour appears in the forms lo casteg C Momor (1249, notaries of Oloron), Montmoo (1322, titles of Josbaig), Montmor and Monmoo (respectively 1379 and 1383, contracts of Luntz), Monmor (1385, censier of Béarn), Feels-Johan Momor (1463, notaries of Oloron), Momou (1675, reformation of Béarn) and Moumou (1727, enumeration of Legugnon).

History

Paul Raymond note that in 1385, Moumour counted 55 fires and depended on the Bailliage of Oloron.

Administration

Intercommunality

The common one belongs to six inter-commune structures:

the Community of communes of Piedmont Oloronais
SIVU of clipping of believed of Agnos
trade union AEP of the Green
departmental trade union of electrification
intercommunity association of studies and installations of the catchment area of the Green and of its affluents
forest mixed trade-union of the oak groves of the Basque valleys and inhabitants of Béarn

Demography

Economy

The activity is mainly agricultural (breeding, pastures, mixed-farming).

Culture and inheritance

Civil inheritance

On July 13rd and 15th 2006, the village presented pastoral in front of more than 1000 people, recalling the history of Moumour.

Religious heritage

Environmental inheritance

Equipment

The commune has an elementary school.

Personalities related to the commune

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