Marmande
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Place details
- Locality
- Marmande
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 19,069
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Marmande
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Eglise Notre Dame de Marmande.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church and cloister in Marmande
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Marmande (LotGaronne).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Marmande
- French commune.canton
- Marmande-1 and 2
- French commune.INSEE
- 47157
- French commune.postal code
- 47200
- French commune.mayor
- Joël Hocquelet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Val de Garonne Agglomération
Key dates
- Inception
- 3 February 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Marmande
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Marmande
- Population
- +17328
- Area
- +45.06
- Elevation
- +42
- Body of water
- Garonne
- Shares border with
- Virazeil
- Official website
- www.mairie-marmande.fr
- Image
- Marmande1.JPG
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Sights
- Economy
- Sport
- People linked to the commune
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- External links
Marmande (; in Occitan, Marmanda) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département in south-western France.
==Geography== Marmande is located 35 km north-west of Agen, on the southern railway from Bordeaux to Sète. The town is situated at the confluence of the Trec with the Garonne on the right bank of the latter river, which is crossed at this point by a suspension bridge. There is a second bridge to the west of Marmande which connects the D933 from the Toulouse/Bordeaux motorway (A62) to the new by-pass, opened in July 2009, which now leads to Bergerac and the département of the Dordogne. Marmande station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux. Marmande ranks 481st in terms of population for the whole of France. A noted producer of tomatoes, a festival dedicated to tomatoes is held annually in July.