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Marmande

Subprefecture and commune

Cloister of the Our Lady church, Marmande

Coat of arms

Marmande

Location in France

Marmande

Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Country

Marmande-1
Marmande-2

Intercommunality

Val de Garonne

Area

45.06 km² (17.40 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

17,748

• Density

393.87/km² (1,020.13/sq mi)

Marmandais

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

470157 /47200

Elevation

12–132 m (39–433 ft)
(avg. 72 m or 236 ft)

Website

www.mairie-marmande.fr

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marmande is a commune in southwestern France, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is a sub-prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department, capital of the arrondissement of Marmande. It is also the capital of 2 cantons in the department: Marmande-1 and Marmande-2.

Geography
- Climate
Population
Administration
- Twin towns
Monuments and sites
Gallery
Related pages
See also

Geography

Marmande is on the right side of the Garonne river, at about 64 km (40 mi) to the northwest of Agen and 71 km (44 mi) to the southwest of Bordeaux.

It has an area of 36.88 km² (14.24 sq mi) and its average altitude is 72 m (236 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 30 m (98 ft).

Marmande and its neighboring *communes*

Marmande is surrounded by the communes Beaupuy, Mauvezin-sur-Gupie, Escassefort, Virazeil, Saint-Pardoux-du-Breuil, Fourques-sur-Garonne, Montpouillan, Gaujac and Sainte-Bazeille.

Beaupuy	Mauvezin-sur-Gupie	Escassefort
Gaujac and Sainte-Bazeille		Virazeil
	Marmande

Montpouillan	Fourques-sur-Garonne	Saint-Pardoux-du-Breuil

Climate

The climate of Marmande is an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Marmande are known, in French, as Marmandais (women: Marmandaises).

With a population of 17,748, Marmande has a population density of 394 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Marmande

Administration

Marmande is a subprefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department since 1790. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Marmande and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of 2 cantons:

Marmande-1, formed with a part of Marmande and nine other communes, with 18,503 inhabitants (2014).
Marmande-2, formed with a part of Marmande and ten other communes, with 17,833 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Val de Garonne (French: Val de Garonne Agglomération).

Twin towns

Marmande is twinned with:

Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain
Portogruaro, Italy

Monuments and sites

Église Notre-Dame de Marmande : Our Lady church and cloister built on the 13th century.
Jardin du Cloître de Notre-Dame de Garonne (Garden of the Cloister of Our Lady of Garonne).