Marmande

Marmande is a French town with 18 218 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Lot- et- Garonne in the Aquitaine region. The city is the seat of the prefecture (French Sous- préfecture ) of the arrondissements Marmande, this consists of ten cantons.

Marmande is located on the eastern bank of the Garonne River and has its own railway station on the line Bordeaux - Sète SNCF.

During the Albigensian Crusade, the Crusaders committed in 1219 under Prince Ludwig ( VIII ) of France after the conquest of the city, a massacre, the 5,000 residents were killed.

Sons and daughters

  • Paul Bourillon (1877-1942), cyclist
  • Bernard Maury (1943-2005), jazz pianist
  • Pierrick Fedrigo (born 1978 ), cyclist

Twinning

Partners town of Marmande is Portogruaro in Veneto, Italy

Sports

Every year on the eve of the French national, July 14th, will take place the long-track World Cup Grand Prix of France on the grass track motorcycle racing circuit in the Long Course World Championships.

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