Marmande

**Marmande** is a commune in southwestern France, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is a sub-prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department, capital of the *arrondissement* of Marmande. It is also the capital of 2 *cantons* in the department: Marmande-1 and Marmande-2.

## Geography
Marmande is on the right side of the Garonne river, at about  to the northwest of Agen and  to the southeast of Bordeaux.

It has an area of  and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

Marmande is surrounded by the *communes* Beaupuy, Mauvezin-sur-Gupie, Escassefort, Virazeil, Saint-Pardoux-du-Breuil, Fourques-sur-Garonne, Montpouillan, Gaujac  and Sainte-Bazeille.

### Climate
The climate of Marmande is an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification **Cfb**), with mild winters and warm summers.

## Population
The inhabitants of Marmande are known, in French, as *Marmandais* (women: *Marmandaises*).

With a population of 17,748, Marmande has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Marmande**

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## Administration
Marmande is a subprefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department since 1790. It is also the capital of the *arrondissement* of Marmande and the administrative centre () of 2 cantons:
# Marmande-1, formed with a part of Marmande and nine other *communes*, with 18,503 inhabitants (2014).
# Marmande-2, formed with a part of Marmande and ten other *communes*, with 17,833 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality *Val de Garonne* ().

### Twin towns 
Marmande is twinned with:
* Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain
* Portogruaro, Italy

## Monuments and sites
* ***Église Notre-Dame de Marmande*** : Our Lady church and cloister built on the 13th century.
* ***Jardin du Cloître de Notre-Dame de Garonne*** (Garden of the Cloister of Our Lady of Garonne).

## Gallery

File:Marmande Église Notre-Dame 04.jpg|**Notre-Dame de Marmande**.
File:Cloitre_de_Notre_Dame_de_Marmande.JPG|Cloister of **Notre-Dame de Marmande**.
File:Marmande - Église Notre-Dame, cloître et jardin.JPG|Garden of **Notre-Dame de Marmande**.
File:Marmande Hôtel de ville.jpg|Marmande town hall.

## Related pages
* Arrondissement of Marmande
* Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

## References
## Other websites
* Ville Marmande - Official site 
* Departamental Council of Lot-et-Garonne 
* Prefecture official website  
* Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine