Golfech (; ) is a
commune in the
Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn (river), Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its n ...
department in the
Occitanie region
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in southern
France
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.
It neighbours the larger town of
Valence d'Agen
Valence d'Agen (; ), is a Commune of France, commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region in southern France.
Geography
Valence d'Agen is located ...
and stands on the D813 road between
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
and
Toulouse
Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...
and beside the
canal de Garonne
The Garonne Canal (, ) or Canal de Garonne () is a French canal dating from the mid-19th century that connects Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe. The remainder of the route to Bordeaux uses the river Garonne. It is the continuation of the Canal du Mid ...
and railway that also link the cities. The D813 is classified as a departmental road in the French system.
Formerly, this road was designated as the N113, where the N indicated that it was a national road.
The Voie Verte cycle path serves the commune from
Moissac
Moissac () is a Commune of France, commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region in southern France. The town is situated at the confluence of the riv ...
to the east and the western border of
Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne (, ) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.[Sète
Sète (; , ), also historically spelled ''Cette'' (official until 1928) and ''Sette'', is a commune in the Hérault department, in the region of Occitania, southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Sétois'' (male) and ''Sétoises'' (fem ...]
. The residents of Golfech are known as ''Golféchois''.
The
Golfech Nuclear Power Plant is located in the western part of the commune.
The river
Barguelonne
The Barguelonne (; ) is a long river in the Lot (department), Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne ''departments of France, départements'', southwestern France. Its source is near Terry, a hamlet in Pern, Lot, Pern. It flows generally southwes ...
forms most of the commune's northern and north-western borders, then flows into the
Garonne
The Garonne ( , ; Catalan language, Catalan, Basque language, Basque and , ;
or ) is a river that flows in southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux †...
, which forms all of its south-western border.
Demography
See also
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References
Communes of Tarn-et-Garonne
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