Agen


 
 

Agen is a city and commune located in the Aquitaine r?gion in southern France, on the river Garonne, 84 miles above Bordeaux. It is the pr?fecture of the Lot-et-Garonne d?partement. It has roughly 32,000 inhabitants.

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Agen boasts a 12th century cathedral.

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Commune: A commune or comune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations. Within that framework, the word can have various meanings:...

Aquitaine: Aquitaine (Gascon and Occitan: Aquit?nia; Basque: Akitania) (anciently "Guyenne" or "Guienne") now forms a r?gion in south-western France along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain....

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

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