Visite guidée : Mourenx, la nouvelle ville et son histoire

Guided tour to discover the history of the town of Mourenx which is closely linked to the industrial basin of Lacq and whose adventure began in 1957 and 1960 with the commissioning of four gas production units. For the first time in France, a town of 15,000 people was built entirely on virgin and marshy land, near the hamlet of Mourenx, which is now a district of the town. JB Maneval and the architect Douillet drew up the overall plans and the housing, respecting an urban organization inspired by the social scheme of the factory. Bars, houses in bands and individual but also many green spaces with trees and flowers... Mourenx remains a "green city" in the countryside that juxtaposes the rural and urban.