Langon, Gironde

French commune
nomcommune=Langon

région=Aquitaine
département=Gironde
arrondissement=Langon
canton=Langon
insee=33227
cp=33210
maire=Charles Vérité
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Pays de Langon
longitude=-0.248333333333
latitude=44.5538888889
alt moy=23 m
alt mini=0
alt maxi=73 m
hectares=1371
km²=13.71
sans=6168
date-sans=1999
dens=449
date-dens=1999

Langon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Geography

Langon is in the southern part of the department 48 km southeast of Bordeaux on the left bank of the Garonne river. It lies near the border between a wine-growing region (Premières côtes de Bordeaux) and the forest of Landes.

Transport

Traditionally it was a stop on the Bordeaux-Toulouse route; the city is now served by the Deux-Mers autoroute. (A62 Bordeaux-Toulouse).

ights

A visit to Château de Roquetaillade, historical monument is a must [http://www.roquetaillade.eu] .

ee also

*Communes of the Gironde department

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."