Mont-de-Marsan

Mont-de-Marsan

Confluence of the Douze and Midou rivers

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Mont-de-Marsan

Coordinates: 43°53′N 0°30′W / 43.89°N 0.50°W / 43.89; -0.50Coordinates: 43°53′N 0°30′W / 43.89°N 0.50°W / 43.89; -0.50
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Landes
Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan
Intercommunality Marsan
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Geneviève Darrieussecq
Area1 36.88 km2 (14.24 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 30,162
 • Density 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 40192 / 40000
Elevation 23–97 m (75–318 ft)
(avg. 63 m or 207 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17934,000—    
18065,256+31.4%
18213,065−41.7%
18313,774+23.1%
18414,465+18.3%
18514,655+4.3%
18615,574+19.7%
18728,138+46.0%
188110,878+33.7%
189112,031+10.6%
190111,604−3.5%
191112,091+4.2%
192110,836−10.4%
193111,854+9.4%
194614,055+18.6%
195417,120+21.8%
196220,191+17.9%
196824,444+21.1%
197526,166+7.0%
198227,326+4.4%
199028,328+3.7%
199929,489+4.1%
200630,230+2.5%
201231,018+2.6%

Military installations

Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM (the French air force military experimentation and trials organisation), an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control training site. Mont-de-Marsan airbase was formerly home to France's first operational squadron of nuclear bombers, the Dassault Mirage IVA.

Sights

Climate

Climate data for Mont-de-Marsan (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)		 26.3
(79.3)		 29.2
(84.6)		 32.1
(89.8)		 35.3
(95.5)		 40.4
(104.7)		 41.2
(106.2)		 42.5
(108.5)		 36.7
(98.1)		 33.6
(92.5)		 26.4
(79.5)		 23.9
(75)		 42.5
(108.5)
Average high °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)		 12.4
(54.3)		 16.1
(61)		 18.1
(64.6)		 21.8
(71.2)		 25.1
(77.2)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.7
(81.9)		 24.9
(76.8)		 20.2
(68.4)		 14.1
(57.4)		 10.9
(51.6)		 19.2
(66.6)
Average low °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)		 1.8
(35.2)		 3.9
(39)		 6.2
(43.2)		 10.1
(50.2)		 13.3
(55.9)		 15.2
(59.4)		 15.0
(59)		 11.7
(53.1)		 9.0
(48.2)		 4.8
(40.6)		 2.3
(36.1)		 7.9
(46.2)
Record low °C (°F) −19.8
(−3.6)		 −16.8
(1.8)		 −11.5
(11.3)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 1.8
(35.2)		 2.0
(35.6)		 4.1
(39.4)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −14.5
(5.9)		 −19.8
(−3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78.5
(3.091)		 69.4
(2.732)		 70.0
(2.756)		 87.8
(3.457)		 82.0
(3.228)		 63.3
(2.492)		 54.4
(2.142)		 64.6
(2.543)		 70.1
(2.76)		 91.6
(3.606)		 98.2
(3.866)		 87.0
(3.425)		 916.9
(36.098)
Average precipitation days 11.2 9.8 10.3 12.4 11.8 8.7 7.1 7.9 8.2 10.7 11.5 10.8 120.4
Average snowy days 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 4.3
Average relative humidity (%) 88 84 77 76 75 75 73 76 78 85 88 89 80.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 91.7 109.3 168.5 172.7 196.0 209.9 228.7 217.5 193.4 145.6 93.9 81.2 1,908.4
Source #1: Météo France[1][2]
Source #2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)[3]

Culture

Stade Montois is the city's rugby and football team.

Two historic punk rock music festivals were held in Mont-de-Marsan's bullring in 1976 and 1977.

Festival Arte Flamenco international festival created in 1989 in Mont-de-Marsan by the council of the Landes department.

Organized in honor of the patron saint of the city in mid-July, the Fêtes of Madeleine are the first fairs in the Southwest after Pamplona (Spain). Tens of thousands of people, young and old, called "Festayres" come from everywhere to share moments of jubilation at the bandas, musicians southwest, which enliven the streets nights and days ... In the streets, the parade of floats decorated with small flowers, made by associations and neighborhood committees, has been a resounding success. As for the fireworks, it illuminates the city of a thousand lights and shines many eyes!

Personalities

International relations

Mont-de-Marsan is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Données climatiques de la station de Mont-de-Marsan" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Climat Aquitaine" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Normes et records 1961-1990: Mont-de-Marsan (40) - altitude 59m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

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