Mont-de-Marsan

**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&nbsp;°C (56.3&nbsp;°F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 21.4&nbsp;°C (70.5&nbsp;°F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 6.2&nbsp;°C (43.2&nbsp;°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 .

With a population of 31,009, Mont-de-Marsan has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

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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

## References
## Other websites
* Ville de Mont-de-Marsan - Official site 
* Departmental Council of Landes  
* Prefecture official website  
* Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine