Mont-de-Marsan
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  Mont-de-Marsan | ||
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Location within Aquitaine region  Mont-de-Marsan | ||
| Coordinates: 43°53′N 0°30′W / 43.89°N 0.50°WCoordinates: 43°53′N 0°30′W / 43.89°N 0.50°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Landes | |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan | |
| Intercommunality | Marsan | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Geneviève Darrieussecq | |
| Area1 | 36.88 km2 (14.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 30,162 | |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40192 / 40000 | |
| Elevation |
23–97 m (75–318 ft) (avg. 63 m or 207 ft) | |
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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 (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ də maʁsɑ̃]; Gascon: Lo Mont de Marçan[1]) is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 4,000 | — |
| 1806 | 5,256 | +31.4% |
| 1821 | 3,065 | −41.7% |
| 1831 | 3,774 | +23.1% |
| 1841 | 4,465 | +18.3% |
| 1851 | 4,655 | +4.3% |
| 1861 | 5,574 | +19.7% |
| 1872 | 8,138 | +46.0% |
| 1881 | 10,878 | +33.7% |
| 1891 | 12,031 | +10.6% |
| 1901 | 11,604 | −3.5% |
| 1911 | 12,091 | +4.2% |
| 1921 | 10,836 | −10.4% |
| 1931 | 11,854 | +9.4% |
| 1946 | 14,055 | +18.6% |
| 1954 | 17,120 | +21.8% |
| 1962 | 20,191 | +17.9% |
| 1968 | 24,444 | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 26,166 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 27,326 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 28,328 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 29,489 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 30,230 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 31,018 | +2.6% |
Military installations
Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM (the French air force military experimentation and trials organisation), an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control training site. Mont-de-Marsan airbase was formerly home to France's first operational squadron of nuclear bombers, the Dassault Mirage IVA.
Sights
- The Donjon Lacataye is the keep of a 14th-century castle
- Despiau-Wlérick Museum (1930s sculpture by two local artists)
- Dubalen Museum
- Marechal Foch's equestrian statue
Climate
| Climate data for Mont-de-Marsan (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
41.2 (106.2) |
42.5 (108.5) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.9 (75) |
42.5 (108.5) |
| 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) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| 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) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78.5 (3.091) |
69.4 (2.732) |
70.0 (2.756) |
87.8 (3.457) |
82.0 (3.228) |
63.3 (2.492) |
54.4 (2.142) |
64.6 (2.543) |
70.1 (2.76) |
91.6 (3.606) |
98.2 (3.866) |
87.0 (3.425) |
916.9 (36.098) |
| Average precipitation days | 11.2 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 120.4 |
| Average snowy days | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 88 | 84 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 80.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 91.7 | 109.3 | 168.5 | 172.7 | 196.0 | 209.9 | 228.7 | 217.5 | 193.4 | 145.6 | 93.9 | 81.2 | 1,908.4 |
| Source #1: Météo France[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)[4] | |||||||||||||
Culture
Stade Montois is the city's rugby and football team.
Two historic punk rock music festivals were held in Mont-de-Marsan's bullring in 1976 and 1977.
Festival Arte Flamenco international festival created in 1989 in Mont-de-Marsan by the council of the Landes department.
Organized in honor of the patron saint of the city in mid-July, the Fêtes of Madeleine are the first fairs in the Southwest after Pamplona (Spain). Tens of thousands of people, young and old, called "Festayres" come from everywhere to share moments of jubilation at the bandas, musicians southwest, which enliven the streets nights and days ... In the streets, the parade of floats decorated with small flowers, made by associations and neighborhood committees, has been a resounding success. As for the fireworks, it illuminates the city of a thousand lights and shines many eyes!
Personalities
- Joël Bats, association football goalkeeper (1957 – )
- Patrick Biancone, horse racing trainer, (1952 – )
- Pierre Bosquet, Marshal of France, (1810–1861)
- Thomas Castaignède, rugby union footballer, (1975 – )
- Charles Despiau, sculptor, (1874–1946)
- Alain Juppé, politician and former Prime Minister of France, (1945 – )
- Romain Larrieu, association football goalkeeper (1976 – )
- Louis-Anselme Longa, painter, (1809-1869)
- Abdoulaye Loum, basketball player
- Jean van de Velde, golfer, (1966 – )
- Fabien Vehlmann, comics writer, (1972 – )
International relations
Mont-de-Marsan is twinned with:
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Tudela, Navarre, Spain
See also
References
- ↑ Toponimia Occitana (Occitan)
- ↑ "Données climatiques de la station de Mont-de-Marsan" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Climat Aquitaine" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Normes et records 1961-1990: Mont-de-Marsan (40) - altitude 59m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
External links
- Official website (in English)
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