Tonneins
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Tonneins (; ) is a town in the Lot-et-Garonne department of south-western France. It stands above the river Garonne, between Marmande to the west and Agen to the east, and is the first major town below the confluence of the Lot and Garonne Rivers after which the department is named. Tonneins station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.
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- Locality
- Tonneins
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 9,823
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Tonneins
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Tonens-garona.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Garonne river at Tonneins
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Tonneins (Lot-et-Garonne).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Marmande
- French commune.canton
- Tonneins
- French commune.INSEE
- 47310
- French commune.postal code
- 47400
- French commune.mayor
- Dante Rinaudo
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Val de Garonne Agglomération
- French commune.elevation m
- 39
- French commune.elevation min m
- 21
- French commune.elevation max m
- 166
- French commune.area km2
- 34.78
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Tonneins-la-Montagne
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Marmande
- Population
- 9459
- Area
- 34.78
- Elevation
- 46
- Body of water
- Garonne
- Shares border with
- Villeton
- Official website
- www.mairie-tonneins.fr
- Image
- Tonens-garona.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Zoppola
- Commons category
- Tonneins
- postal code
- 47400
- associated electoral district
- canton of Tonneins
- male population
- 4222
- female population
- 4847
- P8168
- Comandante Mark
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-53-79-83-00
- fax number
- +33-5-53-79-83-01
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- Twin towns
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Tonneins (; ) is a town in the Lot-et-Garonne department of south-western France. It stands above the river Garonne, between Marmande to the west and Agen to the east, and is the first major town below the confluence of the Lot and Garonne Rivers after which the department is named. Tonneins station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.
Until the early 2000s, it was the tobacco capital of France. It is known for its quays alongside which the tobacco barges were previously moored. When the tobacco factory closed down in 2004 and production moved to Spain, the town was badly affected economically with the loss of more than 500 jobs. The surrounding countryside still contains many wooden sheds, known locally as 'sechoirs', formerly used to dry the tobacco leaves. The commune of Tonneins is largely agricultural, the principal crops now being maize, rapeseed and sunflowers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tonneins” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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