Title: Mont-de-Marsan Content: Mont-de-Marsan is a commune in southwestern France, in the region of Nouvelle- Aquitaine. It is the prefecture (capital) of the Landes department. and the capital of the arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan. It is also the capital of 2 cantons in the department: Mont-de-Marsan-1 and Mont-de-Marsan-2. ==Geography== Mont-de-Marsan is at the confluence of two rivers, the Douze and the Midou, forming the river Midouze just in the centre of the city. It has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .  Mont-de-Marsan is surrounded by the communes Uchacq-et-Parentis, Saint-Avit, Mazerolles, Bretagne-de-Marsan, Saint-Pierre- du-Mont and Campet-et-Lamolère. ===Climate=== The climate of Mont-de-Marsan is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers. The average temperature for the year in Mont-de- Marsan is 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 21.4 °C (70.5 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 6.2 °C (43.2 °F). The average amount of precipitation for the year in Mont-de-Marsan is . The month with the most precipitation on average is October with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is August with an average of . ==Population== The inhabitants of Mont-de-Marsan are known, in French, as Montois (women: Montoises). With a population of 31,009, Mont-de-Marsan has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Mont-de-Marsan Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:35000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 24444 bar:1975 from:0 till: 26166 bar:1982 from:0 till: 27326 bar:1990 from:0 till: 28328 bar:1999 from:0 till: 29489 bar:2006 from:0 till: 30230 bar:2014 from:0 till: 31009 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 24444 fontsize:S text: 24,444 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 26166 fontsize:S text: 26,166 shift:(-15,5) bar:1982 at: 27326 fontsize:S text: 27,326 shift:(-15,5) bar:1990 at: 28328 fontsize:S text: 28,328 shift:(-15,5) bar:1999 at: 29489 fontsize:S text: 29,489 shift:(-15,5) bar:2006 at: 30230 fontsize:S text: 30,230 shift:(-15,5) bar:2014 at: 31009 fontsize:S text: 31,009 shift:(-15,5) Mont-de-Marsan forms, together with Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, the urban area of Mont-de-Marsan with a population of 40,671 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Mont-de-Marsan, formed by 47 communes, with a population of 70,724 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . ==Administration== Mont-de-Marsan is the prefecture of the Landes department since 1790. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan and the administrative centre  of two cantons: # Mont-de-Marsan-1, formed with a part of Mont-de-Marsan and nine other communes, with 25,707 inhabitants (2014). # Mont-de-Marsan-2, formed with a part of Mont-de-Marsan and eight other communes, with 28,390 inhabitants (2014). === Twin towns === Mont-de- Marsan is twinned with: * Alingsås, Sweden, since 1956 * Tudela, Spain, since 1986 ==Gallery== File:MDM Lacataye.JPG|Donjon Lacataye close to the Midou river. File:PLace St Roch MDM.JPG|Saint-Roch square. File:Théâtre (M2M).JPG|Theatre and Charles de Gaulle square. File:Musée Dubalen (Mont-de- Marsan, France).JPG|Dubalen museum. ==Monuments and sites== * The Donjon Lacataye is the keep of a 14th century castle * Despiau-Wlérick Museum (1930s sculpture by two local artists) ==Sport== * Stade Montois: The city's football and rugby team. ==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 – ) * Fabien Vehlmann, comics writer, (1972 - ) ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan * Communes of the Landes department