Marmande

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FieldValue
nameMarmande
commune statusSubprefecture and commune
imageEglise Notre Dame de Marmande.jpg
image coat of armsBlason ville fr Marmande (LotGaronne).svg
arrondissementMarmande
cantonMarmande-1 and 2
INSEE47157
postal code47200
mayorJoël Hocquelet
term2020–2026
intercommunalityVal de Garonne Agglomération
coordinates
elevation min m12
elevation max m132
area km245.06
population
population date
population footnotes
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|name = Marmande |commune status = Subprefecture and commune |image = Eglise Notre Dame de Marmande.jpg|caption = The church and cloister in Marmande |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Marmande (LotGaronne).svg |arrondissement = Marmande |canton = Marmande-1 and 2 |INSEE = 47157 |postal code = 47200 |mayor = Joël Hocquelet |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = Val de Garonne Agglomération |coordinates = |elevation m = |elevation min m = 12 |elevation max m = 132 |area km2 = 45.06 |population = |population date = |population footnotes = 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.

History

Marmande was a bastide founded about 1195 on the site of a more ancient town by Richard Cœur de Lion, who granted it a liberal measure of self-government. Its position on the banks of the Garonne made it an important place of toll. It soon passed into the hands of the counts of Toulouse, and was three times besieged and taken during the Albigensian Crusade, its capture by Amaury de Montfort in 1219 being followed by a massacre of the inhabitants. It was united to the French crown under Louis IX. A short occupation by the English in 1447, an unsuccessful siege by Henry IV in 1577 and its resistance of a month to a division of Wellington's army in 1814, are some important events in its subsequent history.

Population

|source = INSEE |percentages = pagr |align = none |graph-pos = right |1968 |15559 |1975 |16535 |1982 |16540 |1990 |17113 |1999 |16770 |2007 |17161 |2012 |18458 |2017 |17691

Sights

Apart from the administrative offices, the most notable building is the church of Notre-Dame, which dates from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. The windows of the nave, the altarpiece of the 18th century and, in particular, the Renaissance cloister adjoining the south side, are some of its most interesting features.

The town is host to the Garorock music festival.

Economy

The town is renowned for its tomato production. The average income per household is 19,520 €/year

Sport

Marmande has a grasstrack, longtrack and motorcycle speedway facility. The venue has been major venue for events and has held a final round of Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship on multiple occasions, qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship (the first in 1993) and a qualifying round of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1992.

The commune has a football club FC Marmande 47, who play at the Michelon Stadium.

People linked to the commune

Twin towns

References

References

  1. (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
  2. "Commune de Marmande | Insee".
  3. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-47157#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  4. "Full set of local data − Employment area 2020 of Marmande (7518) | Insee".
  5. "Marmande - France".
  6. "Home".
  7. "World Longtrack World Championship venues". Grasstrack GB.
  8. "SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org.
  9. "World Championship".
  10. "World Championship".
  11. "Speedway World Cup".
  12. "Stade Michelon".

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