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 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**

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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

(Agen) Cathédrale Saint-Caprais - Vue de la Place du Maréchal Foch.jpg|Saint-Caprais cathedral
FR-47-Agen05.JPG|Prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department.
FR-47-Agen06.JPG|Agen town hall.
(Agen) Musée des Beaux-Arts vu de la place du Dr Esquirol.jpg|*Musée des Beaux Arts*.
Pont Canal d'Agen 3.jpg|Agen canal bridge.

## 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