Golfech
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Castelsarrasin | |
| Canton | Valence | |
| Community association | Deux Rives | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 7 ' N , 0 ° 51' E | |
| height | 47-71 m | |
| surface | 9.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 985 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 101 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 82400 | |
| INSEE code | 82072 | |
Golfech is a French commune with 985 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region .
geography
Golfech is located on the Garonne , the Canal latéral à la Garonne and the Barguelonne River . The Bordeaux - Sète railway and Route nationale 113 ( Agen - Castelsarrasin section ) run through the municipality . The A 62 motorway (Bordeaux- Toulouse ) is nearby .
economy
Golfech is known for the Golfech nuclear power plant with two pressurized water reactors with an output of approx. 1,300 MW each. Due to its location in the Garonne valley, the power station's cooling towers are among the highest in Europe (178.5 m).
Trivia
The surplus energy contained in the water in the cooling circuit of the power plant is used to heat the swimming pool, the old people's home and the community school.
Golfech is also known for a fish path ( fish ladder ) on the weir of the Garonne canal, which supplies the nuclear power plant with cooling water.