Mont-de-Marsan
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| Commune of Mont-de-Marsan Confluence of the Douze and Midou rivers in Mont-de-Marsan |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 00° 29' 58" W |
| Latitude | 43° 53' 29" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes (préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Marsan |
| Mayor | Philippe Labeyrie (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 23 m–97 m (avg. 63 m) |
| Land area¹ | 36.88 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
29,489 |
| - Density (1999) | 800/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40192/ 40000 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Mont-de-Marsan is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Landes département.
- Stade Montois - The city's soccer and rugby team.
Mont-de-Marsan was the birthplace of Alain Juppé (born 1945), politician, who was Prime Minister of France.
Overseas departments
Cayenne (French Guiana) • Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) • Fort-de-France (Martinique) • Saint-Denis (Réunion)