Moissac
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| Commune of Moissac | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 05' 10" E |
| Latitude | 44° 06' 20" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Département | Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Castelsarrasin |
| Canton | Moissac |
| Mayor | Jean-Paul Nunzi (PS) (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 59–199 (avg. 76) |
| Land area¹ | 85.95 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
12,326 |
| - Density (1999) | 143/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 82112/ 82200 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Moissac is a town and commune of the Tarn-et-Garonne département, in southwestern France. It is on the route of Santiago de Compostela.
[edit] Monuments
The Saint-Pierre abbey in Moissac has a 12th century tympanum, and a 15th century cloister. There is also a Centre of Romanesque Art with important documents on medieval sculpture, illumination and wall-paintings.
[edit] Waterways
There are important waterways in Moissac: the Tarn River flows through the centre of town as does the Canal du Midi. The latter is sometimes known as the canal des deux mers (lit. canal of two seas) as it connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.
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