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Coordinates: 44°12′18″N 0°37′16″E / 44.204931, 0.621153

Commune of Agen
Agen in 1877 by Louis Ducos du Hauron. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron ( 8 December 1837&ndash 31 August 1920 was a French pioneer of Color photography.
Location
Agen (France)
Agen
Administration
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne (préfecture)
Arrondissement Agen
Canton Chief town of 5 cantons
Intercommunality Communauté
d'agglomération d'Agen
Mayor Alain Veyret
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 37 m–162 m
(avg. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Lot-et-Garonne ( Occitan: Òlt e Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Agen is an arrondissement of France located in the Lot-et-Garonne département, in the Aquitaine The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 48 m)
Land area¹ 11. 49 km²
Population²
(1999)		 30,170
 - Density 2,626/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 47001/ 47000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E
France
For the Agen meteorite of 1814, see Meteorite falls. Meteorite falls are those Meteorites that were witnessed by people or automated devices as they moved through the atmosphere or hit the Earth and were subsequently collected

Agen (IPA: [aʒɛ̃]) is a town and commune located in the Aquitaine région in southern France, on the river Garonne, 84 miles southeast of Bordeaux. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Garonne (Garonne in Occitan, Catalan and Spanish: Garona; Garumna is a River in southwest France and northern ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate It is the préfecture of the Lot-et-Garonne département. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Lot-et-Garonne ( Occitan: Òlt e Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division

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Economy

The town has a higher level of unemployment than the national average. Major employers include UPSA, the pharmaceutical factory.

Sights

The old centre of town contains a number of medieval buildings.

The 12th century Agen Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Caprasius, is one of the barest handful of large churches in France with a double nave; the curious and impractical plan may be a regional trait, since one of the others is the Church of the Jacobins in relatively nearby Toulouse. Agen Cathedral ( French: Cathédrale Saint-Caprais d'Agen) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and national monument of France, located in Agen Saint Caprasius of Agen (Saint Caprais is venerated as a Christian Martyr and Saint of the fourth century In Romanesque and Gothic Christian Abbey, Cathedral Basilica and church Architecture, the nave is the Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest

The Saint Hilaire church, dedicated to the theme of the Holy Trinity which the Saint in question did a lot to defend, is noteable for its unusual statues in front of the Church - Moses on the right, and St Peter on the left.

The Fine Arts museum, Musée des Beaux Arts contains artefacts furniture and sculptures from prehistoric times onwards. The painting galleries contain several hundred works including several by Goya, and others by Bonnard, Seurat. . . The collection also contains a large number of works by artists who lived locally. The museum is made up of twenty or so rooms.

Entertainment

The municipal theatre "Théâtre du Courneau" presents theatre, and occasionally classical concerts. The smaller "Théâtre du jour" has a resident theatre company presenting a variety of recent or older plays (Shakespeare, Becket, as well as lesser known playwrights.

There are two cinemas, one a commercial multiscreened affair, the other an arts cinema run by a voluntary organization. The latter organizes film festivals every year.

Sport

Rugby is extremely popular in the town, and the SUA, the local team, is enthusiastically supported. The town also serves as the base for the Team Lot-et-Garonne cycling team.

Press

For many decade "Le petit bleu" has been the daily newspaper, with stories of local or national interest.


Transportation

Agen is connected by the A62 motorway to both Toulouse and Bordeaux. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate By train it is around an hour from Toulouse, and around an hour from Bordeaux. Fast trains to Paris take four hours and ten minutes. It has a very small airport mostly used for business flights and leisure flying.

Diocese

Main article: Diocese of Agen

Agen is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese that comprises the Département of Lot and Garonne. Lot-et-Garonne ( Occitan: Òlt e Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bordeaux. A suffragan bishop is a Bishop subordinate to a Metropolitan bishop or Diocesan bishop.

Miscellaneous

Agen is the "capital of the prune", a local produce sold as a sweet (stuffed with prune purée) or as an after-dinner delight (prunes soaked in Armagnac - a type of brandy). A prune is any of various of various Plum species mostly Prunus domesticus or European Plum (commonly referred to as a Sugar Plum Armagnac (aʁmaˈɲak is a distinctive kind of Brandy or Eau de vie produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France Every September, the Prune festival organizes rock concerts, circuses and prune tasting.

Births

Agen was the birthplace of:

Twin towns

Agen is twinned with:

See also

Sources and external links

Francis Cabrel (born 23 November 1953 in Agen, France) is a French Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Bernard Campan (born April 4, 1958) is a French actor film director and writer Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stéphane Rideau (born July 25, 1976) is a French actor born near Agen. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tuapse (Туапсе́ ТIуапсэ is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the northeast shore of the Black Sea, south Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Dinslaken is an industrial city in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Llanelli ( English: Church of St Elli) pron, the largest Town in the County of Carmarthenshire, in south-west Toledo Spain locationpng|thumb|right|200px|Location of Toledo in Spain Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Saint Faith (Latin Sancta Fides, French Sainte Foy, Spanish Santa Fe) is a Saint whose center of cult was Sporting Union Agen Lot et Garonne is a French Rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system, the Pro D2 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Agenais, or Agenois, was a former province of France located in southwest France south of Périgord. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia
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