Mont-de-Marsan

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Coordinates: 43°53′29″N 0°29′58″W / 43.89138888889, -0.49944444444

Commune of Mont-de-Marsan Confluence of the Douze and Midou rivers in Mont-de-Marsan
Location
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	Geneviève Darrieussecq (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	23 m–97 m (avg. 63 m)
Land area¹	36.88 km²
Population² (2005)	30,700
- Density	810/km² (2005)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	40192/ 40000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mont-de-Marsan is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Landes département.

Contents 1 Monuments and sites 2 Sport 3 People born in Mont-de Marsan 4 Miscellaneous 5 External links

[edit] Monuments and sites

• The Donjon Lacataye is the keep of a 14th century castle
• Despiau-Wlérick Museum (1930s sculpture by two local artists)

[edit] Sport

• Stade Montois: The city's football and rugby team.

[edit] 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 – )

[edit] Miscellaneous

Two historic punk rock music festivals were held in Mont-de-Marsan's bullring in 1976 and 1977.

Mont-de-Marsan airbase is a major installation of the Armée de l'Air. The base includes CEAM (the French air force military experience center), a 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.

[edit] External links

• [http://www.mont-de-marsan.org/ Official website}

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