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Mont-de-Marsan |
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| Confluence of the Douze and Midou rivers in Mont-de-Marsan |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Marsan |
| Mayor | Geneviève Darrieussecq (2014–2020) |
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| Elevation | 23–97 m (75–318 ft) (avg. 63 m or 207 ft*) |
| Land area1 | 36.88 km2 (14.24 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 31,334 (2013) |
| - Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40192/ 40000 |
| Website | www.montdemarsan.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Mont-de-Marsan is a commune in southwestern France, in the region of Aquitaine. It is the prefecture (capital) of the Landes department. It is also the capital of 2 cantons in the department: Mont-de-Marsan-Nord and Mont-de-Marsan-Sud.
Even if Mont-de-Marsan is the capital of the department, it is the second city of Landes, after Dax.
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Geography
Mont-de-Marsan is at the confluence of two rivers, the Douze and the Midou, forming the river Midouze just in the centre of the city.
It has an area of 36.88 km2 (14.24 sq mi) and its average altitude is 60 m (200 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 52 m (171 ft).
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Mont-de-Marsan is surrounded by the communes Uchacq-et-Parentis, Saint-Avit, Mazerolles, Bretagne-de-Marsan, Saint-Pierre-du-Mont and Campet-et-Lamolère.
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Uchacq-et-Parentis | Uchacq-et-Parentis and Saint-Avit | Saint-Avit | |
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| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | Bretagne-de-Marsan |
Climate
The climate of Mont-de-Marsan is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.
The average temperature for the year in Mont-de-Marsan is 13.5°C (56.3°F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 21.4°C (70.5 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 6.2°C (43.2°F).
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Mont-de-Marsan is 693.4 mm (27.3 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is October with 71.1 mm (2.8 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is August with an average of 40.6 mm (1.6 in).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.1 (61) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
19.13 (66.44) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.0 (50) |
12.2 (54) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.54 (56.38) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.9 (39) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.0 (59) |
11.7 (53.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.91 (46.24) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 69.2 (2.724) |
54.8 (2.157) |
51.6 (2.031) |
56.6 (2.228) |
57.9 (2.28) |
43.2 (1.701) |
52.1 (2.051) |
41.3 (1.626) |
55 (2.17) |
71.8 (2.827) |
67.8 (2.669) |
72 (2.83) |
693.3 (27.295) |
| Source: Weatherbase.com [1] | |||||||||||||
Population
With a population of 31,334, Mont-de-Marsan has a population density of 850 inhabitants/km2.
The inhabitants of Mont-de-Marsan are known, in French, as Montois (women: Montoises).
Administration
Mont-de-Marsan is the prefecture of the Landes department since 1790. It is also the capital of two Cantons:
- Mont-de-Marsan-1, formed with a part of Mont-de-Marsan and eight other communes
- Mont-de-Marsan-2, formed with a part of Mont-de-Marsan and nine other communes.
Gallery
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Donjon Lacataye close to the Midou river.
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Saint-Roch square.
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Theatre and Charles de Gaulle square.
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Dubalen museum.
Monuments and sites
- The Donjon Lacataye is the keep of a 14th century castle
- Despiau-Wlérick Museum (1930s sculpture by two local artists)
Sport
People born in Mont-de Marsan
- Pierre Bosquet, Marshal of France, (1810 - 1861)
- Charles Despiau, sculptor, (1874 - 1946)
- Robert Wlérick, sculptor, (1882 – 1944)
- Alain Juppé, politician and former Prime Minister of France, (1945 - )
- Patrick Biancone, Thoroughbred horse racing trainer, (1952 - )
- Thomas Castaignède, rugby union footballer, (1975 - )
- Paul Astin, Marathon runner, (1986 – )
- Fabien Vehlmann, comics writer, (1972 - )
Twin towns
Mont-de-Marsan is twinned with:
Tudela, Spain, since 1986
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