Le Mas-d'Agenais
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Marmande | |
| Canton | Les Forêts de Gascogne | |
| Community association | Val de Garonne agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 25 ' N , 0 ° 13' E | |
| height | 17-120 m | |
| surface | 21.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,490 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 70 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47430 | |
| INSEE code | 47159 | |
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Le Mas-d'Agenais is a French commune with 1,490 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
geography
Le Mas-d'Agenais is located on a hill above the Garonne River . Because of the poor navigability , the Canal latéral à la Garonne (German: Garonne-Seitenkanal ) runs parallel to this .
history
Beginning with the Roman era, the town has seen all the great upheavals in history.
- in the 13th century stronghold of the Cathars , during the crusade against the Albigensians ,
- in the 14th and 15th centuries, owned by England during the Hundred Years War ,
- afterwards became French and Catholic again,
- Taken and plundered in the 16th century by Admiral de Coligny in the Third Huguenot War,
- captured in the 17th century by the army of the insurgents " Fronde des Princes" ,
- recaptured a year later by the royal troops,
- After the French Revolution in the 18th century, calm has finally returned.
Attractions
- City walls
- Romanesque gate
- Galiane fountain
- Market hall for grain
- Romanesque church from the 11th century
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- Relics of Saint Vincent ,
- Panel painting by Rembrandt , "Christ on the Cross", 1631 painted.
- The panel painting was discovered in the early 1980s by the art historian and philologist Veit Stelter from Braunschweig, who was on vacation there and recognized the previously unknown origin of the painting while visiting the church. At the time, the picture was unsecured.
tourism
- Le Mas-d'Agenais has always been a stop on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela ( St. James' Way ).
- Today attempts are also being made to promote water tourism on the Garonne Lateral Canal and the adjacent waterways. There is a charter base for houseboats in town .
Town twinning
- Biesheim , France ( Haut-Rhin department )
Personalities
- Jean Trembley (1749–1811), mathematician and philosopher, died here.
Web links
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