Moissac
Moissac | |
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 Cloister of the Saint-Pierre abbey | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Moissac  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Castelsarrasin |
| Canton | Moissac-1 and Moissac-2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Paul Nunzi |
| Area 1 | 85.95 km2 (33.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 12,773 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 82112 /82200 |
| Elevation | 59–199 m (194–653 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Moissac is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. The town is situated at the confluence of the Garonne and Tarn River on the Canal de Garonne and highway 113 between Valence-d'Agen and Castelsarrasin.
Moissac Abbey
Moissac is famous world-wide mostly for the artistic heritage preserved in the medieval Saint-Pierre Abbey. It is included in the World Heritage Site Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
Waterways
There are important waterways in Moissac: the Tarn River flows through the centre of town, as does the Canal de Garonne (formerly Canal latéral à la Garonne), the extension of the Canal du Midi from Toulouse to Bordeaux. Together, these two canals are sometimes known as the Canal des deux mers (lit. canal of the two seas) connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.
Twin towns
See also
References
External links
- Moissac tourist office website
- The Devils of Moissac Online Exhibition
- Abbaye St-Pierre Cloister and Portal Photos
