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Moissac
Occitanietown
Moissac
Total population
13,748
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Moissac is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Garonne and Tarn at the Canal de Garonne. Route nationale N113 was constructed through the town and between Valence-d'Agen and Castelsarrasin. It is served by Moissac station on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Initially Moissac was part of the department of Lot. In 1808, Napoleon decreed the city be attached to the new department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It was the chief town of the district from 1800 to 1926. Moissac was heavily damaged in March 1930 by flooding of the Tarn, which devastated much of southwestern France. It was counted as a 100-year flood. One hundred twenty people were reported to have died in the city. In 2020, National Rally politician Romain Lopez was elected mayor.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves856
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves803
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves732
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves715
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves682
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves617
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves601
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves557
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2002-06-124 km SSW of Le Sequestre, France
- M 3.3 — 2001-09-214 km NNE of Portet-sur-Garonne, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Occitanie
- Cabanac-Séguenville21.7 mi away · pop. 179
- Caussade22.7 mi away · pop. 6,804
- Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds26.1 mi away · pop. 6,814
- Puy-l'Évêque27.7 mi away · pop. 1,900
- Prayssac28.4 mi away · pop. 2,460
- Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc28.8 mi away · pop. 1,663
- La Magdelaine-sur-Tarn30.6 mi away · pop. 1,199
- Bruguières30.7 mi away · pop. 5,957
- Larroque30.9 mi away · pop. 155
- Aussonne31.4 mi away · pop. 7,465
- Gagnac-sur-Garonne31.7 mi away · pop. 3,192
- Saint-Alban32.9 mi away · pop. 6,454
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 82112
- Department
- 82
- Region
- 76
- Population (Wikidata)
- 13,419
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr