Agen

Agen is a commune in southwestern France, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department and the capital of the arrondissement of Agen.

The Agenais, the region where is the commune, is a natural region of the old province of Aquitaine, now in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Geography
Agen is in the southeast of the Lot-et-Garonne department, on the right (eastern) side of the Garonne river and close to the Canal de Garonne. The city is at about  from Toulouse and  from Bordeaux.

The commune has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

+ Agen and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Agen

Agen is surrounded by the communes Colayrac-Saint-Cirq, Foulayronnes, Pont-du-Casse, Bon-Encontre, Boé and Le Passage.

Climate
The climate of Agen is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

Population
The inhabitants of Agen are known, in French, as Agenais (women: Agenaises).

With a population of 34,126, Agen has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Agen

Agen forms, together with other 15 communes, the urban area of Agen with a population of 81,110 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Agen, formed by 64 communes, with a population of 112,801 inhabitants (2013) and an area of .

Administration
Agen is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department since 1790. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Agen and the administrative centre () of 4 cantons:
 Agen-1, formed with a part of Agen and the communes Bajamont, Foulayronnes and Pont-du-Casse, with 16,720 inhabitants (2014).
 Agen-2, formed with a part of Agen and the communes Boé and Bon-Encontre, with 13,830 inhabitants (2014).
 Agen-3, formed with a part of Agen, with 16,606 inhabitants (2014).
 Agen-4, formed with a part of Agen and the commune Le Passage, with 18,686 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Agen ().

 Twin towns 
Agen is twinned with:
  Tuapse, Russia
  Dinslaken, Germany
  Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom
  Toledo, Spain
  Corpus Christi, United States

Miscellaneous
Agen is the "capital of the prune", a local produce sold as a sweet (stuffed with prune purée) or as an after-dinner delight (prunes soaked in Armagnac – a type of brandy). Every September, the Prune festival organizes rock concerts, circuses and prune tasting.

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Agen
 Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

References

Other websites

 Ville d'Agen - Official site 
 Tourist Office of Agen 
 Departamental Council of Lot-et-Garonne 
 Prefecture official website  
 Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine 

Category:Cities in France
Category:Departmental capitals in France
Category:Communes in Lot-et-Garonne