Tonneins
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Marmande | |
| Canton | Tonneins (main town) | |
| Community association | Val de Garonne agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 23 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 21-166 m | |
| surface | 34.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,069 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 261 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47400 | |
| INSEE code | 47310 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-tonneins.fr | |
 Tonneins on the banks of the Garonne |
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Tonneins is a commune with 9069 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Marmande and the canton of Tonneins , of which it is the capital.
geography
The municipality is located around 85 kilometers southeast of Bordeaux and 35 kilometers northwest of Agen . Neighboring communities are:
- Varès in the northeast,
- Grateloup-Saint-Gayrand in the east,
- Clairac in the southeast,
- Nicole in the south,
- Monheurt in the southwest,
- Villeton and Lagruère to the west and
- Fauillet in the northwest.
The small town is located on the right bank of the Garonne River , a few kilometers below the confluence of its right tributary, the Lot .
Transport links
Tonneins is served by the D813 département road , which comes from Aiguillon in the direction of Marmande . The Bordeaux – Sète railway runs parallel to this on the right bank of the Garonne. The Garonne itself is not to be seen as a traffic route in this section, as the Canal latéral à la Garonne (German: Garonne side canal), which runs on the other bank of the Garonne, has already attracted very little freight traffic. The river itself is only navigable for fishing boats and small pleasure boats. A bridge built by Eugène Freyssinet in 1922 leads the D120 with five arches over the Garonne.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 8417 | 9926 | 9898 | 9334 | 9041 | 9141 | 9055 |
Personalities
- Guillaume du Vair (1556–1621), French essayist and statesman
- Sophie Cottin (1770–1807), French writer
- Philippe Sella (* 1962), former French rugby player
- Marouane Chamakh (* 1984), Moroccan-French football player
Partner communities
- Thann , France
- Zoppola , Italy
- Gori , Mali , Kayes region
